Why We As Christians Should Imitate Christ

Why We As Christians Should Imitate Christ by Kevin Burton    Imitation is said to be the highest form of flattery. That’s what we’re thinking of today in answering the question, “why imitate Christ?”    Who besides God is worthy of imitation or flattery?    “Be like Mike” was a Nike slogan years ago and …

In God Is The Only Certainty We Have

by Kevin Burton    The words of Job, speaking of our loving, caring God, lend us comfort and certainty today.    We sorely need comfort and certainty in today’s troubled times. To say they are welcome is an extreme understatement.     But we don’t often pluck them from the book of Job, at least I …

Renew The Covenant With The God Who Saves

by Kevin Burton    He never sleeps, He never slumbers. He never fails to deliver His best blessings to you.    God’s promises ring out from every book of the Bible, and not because we deserve any good thing. While we were still sinners, Jesus died for us to secure our future with Him.    …

Garage Sale Principle On A Grand Scale

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, …

This Girl Had A Pocket Full Of Determination

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 …

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 …

Blind Couple Gets Assistance In Saving House

by Anders Anglesey and Amy Fenton Daily Record  (Scotland)    A blind couple on the brink of eviction has been left astounded by a stranger’s generous offer to purchase their home for them.     “Cath and John Roche, both blind since birth, were shocked when they received a Section 21 notice after their landlords’  properties in …

Change, Seeming Change And God’s Stability

by Kevin Burton    You fearful and despairing, you weary of mind and heart, comfort today from The Bible, with help from a French novelist.    “The more things change, the more they are the same” is the best-known quotation of Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808 –1890) a French critic, journalist, and novelist.    You’ve probably heard …

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 …

Tribulation Is Part Of God’s Plan For Believers

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 …