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by Kevin Burton An Indiana boy who was paying attention and cared, saved the day for a young mother. A young mother cow that is. “A nine-year-old boy was convinced something was wrong when he spotted a cow in a field acting erratically—and he would not stop begging his mother to turn …
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by Kevin Burton It is garage sale season in my hometown. The new-to-you possibilities are fun to think of. But one company has taken this concept beyond fun to sublime. What if the furniture that is a little too old to live up to the image that major companies seek to project, …
by Kevin Burton It’s girl power times three on Page 7 today. The third story is about car repair, the first two about clothing, beginning with my favorite, a rare tale of a big company responding to consumers. All three are from the Good news Network: “A young English schoolgirl named Georgia …
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by Robert McCoppinChicago Tribune CHICAGO — A federal judge has ordered Chicago to install audible crossing signals at intersections with traffic lights to help people who are blind or have problems seeing to cross public streets. The order would require the city to install at least 75 accessible pedestrian signals this year and more …
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by Wayne L. Winquist (This was yesterday’s “Know Your Flocks And Herds” blog by Wayne L. Winquist on WordPress.) Fools come in all shapes and sizes. Some have advanced degrees and even teach others. Some have grown up in a home full of wisdom and chose a life of folly. Others came from …
by Kevin Burton I just created my 32nd set of memory verses. On a good day I can recite most of the verses on the first try. But today my mind is on one I would rather forget. Acts 14:22 is the fourth verse in the set I have on index cards with …
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by Kevin Burton Today my reading of an Alistair Begg message has me thinking about basketball? Basketball, really? Begg is the speaker on the Truth for Life radio ministry. I get an e-mail from that website every day with some kind of message – a challenge, encouragement, call to joyfulness – all …
by Kevin Burton Been reading with joy, a small flood of stories about people having sight restored through gene therapy. Voretigene neparvovec, sold under the brand name Luxturna, is a gene therapy medication for the treatment of Leber congenital amaurosis, according to Wikipedia. The US Food and Drug Administration approved Luxturna, in December of …
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by Dane Massey (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.) Been thinking on the work of the Spirit in our lives as we “work out our salvation with fear and trembling.” “Therefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not …
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by Dane Massey (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.) Spent this week thinking about the personal words that describe the Gospel. Words that describe what happens inwardly when one enters into the Gospel of Christ, the power of God unto …
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