by Kevin Burton I look at the world. I look at my life and all the things undone, that need to be done. I look at my strengths and weaknesses – and see nothing but weakness. Yes, the spirit is willing, the flesh is weak. But be honest, too often even the spirit …
Category Archives: Holy Spirit
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. …
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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 …
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What Will You Do With Jesus This Easter?
by Kevin Burton The credentials of Jesus, and your response. If you boil it all down isn’t that life in a nutshell, the answer to the 60s question, “what’s it all about Alfie?” The Bible says Jesus is the son of God, that He came to earth in the form of a …
April Fools Are Everywhere, Don’t Be One
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 …
What Is Your Spiritual Plus-Minus Today?
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 …
The Spirit’s Awesome Work Of Sanctification
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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Forget Self-Help, Seek God’s Heart Surgery
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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Weighing Philippians 1:21 “To Live Is Christ”
by Kevin Burton When people think of you, what comes first to their mind? Or asked another way, what should go into the first paragraph of your obituary? I’m asking these questions today in the context of devotion to Christ, and Phil. 1:21 where the Apostle Paul writes “For to me to live …
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