by Kevin Burton Most of the words I share today come from Truth For Life, the Cleveland ministry founded by Alistair Begg. But I also imagine them coming also from my late mother. They are words she might well have spoken in her final days. Mom died May 4. She had close …
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Meet the 98-year-old ‘Angel of Route 66’
by Rebecca Treon BBC On a dusty stretch of northern Arizona, about an hour west of Flagstaff, the neon glow of Angel and Vilma Delgadillo’s Original Route 66 Gift Shop still flickers to life each morning. Inside, 98-year-old Angel Delgadillo greets the stream of visitors pouring in from tour buses with a handshake and …
‘Miracle Tree’ Removes Plastics From Water
by Angela Symons Euronews.com A millennia-old purification technique could be the cure for Europe’s microplastic-riddled drinking water. In a recent study, seeds from the ‘miracle’ moringa tree were found to match or outperform their chemical counterpart in filtering out aged PVC microplastics – one of the most harmful plastic types for human health. …
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Words To Live By, Words To Die By, Words
by Kevin Burton I bury my mother today. Can you imagine such a thing? Life is a coin flip, with love on one side and pain on the other. Pain, in some measure, is the residue of love. Live. Love. Toss the coin. Do it. “There’s a sad day coming, and …
How To Start A Habit Of Mornings With God
by Pamela Palmer Yesterday I presented seven reasons why you should spend early-morning time with God. Today, eight tips for how to get started: 1. Pray about It Any new practice takes time and is more likely to take root in your life if you don’t overwhelm yourself. So pray about it and …
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Seven Reasons To Start Your Day With God
by Pamela Palmer Most of us get out of bed each morning and jump right into the daily routine and responsibilities ahead. Sometimes, we may give little thought to how we should start our day. But as Christians, it can be life-changing to create the habit of starting your day with God. We actually find …
My Friend, “Prepaid” Is The Only Way To Go
by Kevin Burton I called the cemetery where my mother will be buried next week and told the clerk that the time had come. The clerk was actually en route to work. She said she would look up our family’s records once she got there, and call me back. “Everything is paid …
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Bye For Now, Evelyn Marie, Bye For Now
by Kevin Burton Mom started it. I followed suit right away. We both understood though we never discussed it. Somewhere, maybe six or seven years ago, we began ending a phone conversation or one of my visits to her at assisted living or in the nursing home with “bye for now!” We’ll …
Pleasures And Benefits Of Soaking In The Rain
by Ally Hirschlag BBC It was the sixth straight day of the heat index topping 100F (38C) in New Milford, Connecticut, when the sky turned a sickening shade of puce. I was leading an outdoor theatre workshop, and noticed campers gawking at an ominous, miles-long shelf cloud advancing overhead. Then a thunderclap shook …
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What A Joy To Have Breakfast With Jesus!
by Kevin Burton “Come and dine,” said the resurrected Jesus to his disciples. It was early in the morning and the table was set. I use the term table loosely. The setting was the shore by the Sea of Tiberius. Most of the remaining 11 disciples had gone fishing with Simon Peter the …
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