by Kevin Burton There is a recliner in my corner, beaten, battered and blue. On the night I received the keys to the Mancave I was told by the proprietor, “You can get rid of that.” But I kept the chair because it was beaten, battered and blue. You see my late …
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MLB To Replace Vandalized Robinson Statue
by Kevin Burton From something heinous, comes something great in Wichita. And who knows how far it will go? The Statue of Jackie Robinson which was stolen Jan. 25 from McAdams Park in Wichita was found broken beyond repair and burning in a trash can at nearby Garvey Park Tuesday. But yesterday …
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Speak Up Christian, Wherever You Are
by Kevin Burton If you know the way, show the way. This admonition for Christians to share the good news of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, has been said many times and in many ways. It’s amazing and scandalous that we – I include myself in this – don’t speak up …
High-Tech Glove Combats Parkinson’s
From todayonline.com LAS VEGAS —Roberta Wilson-Garrett looked at the glove keeping her right hand steady and smiled. At bay for the moment were tremors caused by Parkinson’s disease affecting her muscle control. She could do things others take for granted, such as write crisply with a pen or hold a cup of coffee without spilling. …
Emerging From The Dusty Old Kev Museum?
by Kevin Burton There is a count-your-blessings exercise I do now and then that usually brings me good cheer. I sit in a chair and keep my head still, but using my straight-ahead and peripheral vision, take in everything I can see. I then consider where it all came from and remembers …
Let’s Get Going On Doing God’s Agenda
by Kevin Burton Both my wife and my mother will ask me occasionally, “What’s on your agenda?” It’s a good question that I am looking at differently today. Pastor Alistair Begg, speaker on the Truth For Life ministry, touched on that subject in a recent message. He used one of my memory verses …
The Healing Science Of Practicing Kindness
By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira CNN When my father died of bone cancer last year, I received an outpouring of messages from friends and family sharing their condolences. While I appreciated everyone who reached out, I was especially grateful for two of my former college roommates who surprised my family with a delivery of bagels …
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Doctors Perform First Whole Eye Transplant
by Jacqueline Howard CNN It was a moment Meagan James never expected to witness. A surgical team at NYU Langone Health in New York had performed the world’s first successful whole-eye transplant in a living person: her husband, Aaron James. After an accident at work led to the loss of his left …
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Breakfast With Jesus, Can You Imagine?
by Kevin Burton Last Sunday on Page 7 we talked about breakfast. Today, even better food for thought. Did you know, there’s a new day coming? I mean a totally new day. A capitalized New Day kind of new day. Think about it, breakfast with Jesus! In John 21:12, Jesus issues …
The Bible Speaks Of Faith In Every Sense
by Kevin Burton As a legally blind man my mind never gets too far from vision as the five sense in general. That is partly because people often assume and talk about hearing being more acute for blind people than for others. That’s not true. It’s just that blind people rely on hearing …
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