Jesus Our Savior Says, “Bring Him To Me”

by Kevin Burton    You look on in despair as your children, your friends, your neighbors, rage through a Christless, graceless life, headed to the edge of a spiritual abyss.    You feel helpless, but you are not.    You want to shake some Biblical sense into your unsaved loved ones, but you can’t. You …

Times Have Changed, But God Is The Same

by Kevin Burton    Live long enough and you’re going to see some things.  Changes, technology, innovations. Mores and standards gone by the wayside.    It can be dizzying.    Isn’t it comforting to know, as a Christian, that the same God who reigned in Moses’s day, and that of King David and of the …

Salvation Through Jesus, Straight To The Point

by Kevin Burton    “Write ‘em tight” they used to teach us in journalism school, “write ‘em tight.”    That means don’t be wordy. Get to the point.    That’s the first thing I thought of after reading a recent message from In Touch, the international radio and television ministry founded by the late Dr. …

Another NFL Sunday With Time Ticking Away

by Kevin Burton    Jerry Glanville was coaching the Atlanta Falcons when NFL Films famously caught him on camera criticizing a referee.    “You’re in the N-F-L and that stands for “not for long” when you make calls like that.”    Glanville is one of the most colorful figures in NFL history. You wouldn’t have …

Blind Woman To Wed After Triple Transplant

By Ernie Mundell HealthDay News    Stricken with cancer in infancy, Jessica Lopez endured tumor-fighting treatments that saved her young life but also left her with lasting heart damage.    By the time she reached her early 30s, Lopez, who was left blind by her cancer, also found herself in triple-organ failure — her heart, …

Good News About Life Savers Among Us

by Kevin Burton    Then Apostle Paul said better than I ever will:   “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on …

The Science Behind The New “Superwood”

by Kevin Burton    Engineers have created two extraordinary products that made the pages of the Good News Network.    The good news and implications for new and improved consumer products from these more durable materials are just beginning.    We start with the story of “superwood,” written by Andy Corbley.    “New ways to …

Beyond Rituals: The Privilege Of Prayer

by Dane Massey    The school of prayer is an apprenticeship, not a lecture. This apprenticeship requires sustained, close personal contact with the Master.    As I approach the subject of prayer I’m reminded of a quote by Samuel Chadwick, a master of prayer from long ago:   “Any teaching on prayer that does not …

Dear Christian, Here’s Your Attitude Check

by Kevin Burton    I shared this with my mom before I shared it with you. Hope you don’t mind.    It’s the latest message from Alistair Begg, speaker on the Truth For Life radio ministry. I thought Mom needed to hear it. I knew I needed to hear it and I think you will …

Good News For The Very Old And Very Young

by Kevin Burton    Today’s smiles from the Good News Network take us from Japan to Iowa, from senior years to the cradle, from life to give to life to live.    First, a story by Andy Corbley about older Japanese women, making a joyful contribution to society as a whole and to real people …