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 …

Blind Lawyer Pioneer Fought For The Disabled

by Kevin Burton     Here’s the story of a woman I had never heard of before, who could and should be put on a US postage stamp.    As a woman and a disabled person, she was way ahead of her time in effectively fighting the good fight for marginalized people. May God bless any …

Blind Businessman Changing Minds

by Katie Oborn Plymouth Herald (UK)    A young Plymouth man who has been blind since birth has been making the world a better place for visually-impaired people.    After feeling judged and at times discriminated against, Brandon Hulcoop came up with an idea that has made a huge difference to so many lives.    …

Read This Column Now, Don’t Put It Off!

by Kevin Burton    So I’ve had this material for a while. My friend Tracy sent it to me. Jusuuuut haven’t gotten around to posting it yet.    You know, busy, busy, busy.    It arrived under the headline “procrastinator’s creed.”    Did you know that if you rearrange the letters in “procrastinator” you get …

Blind Architect Designs Accessible Spaces

by Lauren Beavis South West News Service    Emily Annakin has lost most of her sight through Stargardt disease – a form of juvenile macular degeneration which means she has no central vision.    She is now a UWE Bristol Architecture and Planning student and as part of her final degree course redesigned part of …

The Hopes And Dreams Of Two Blind Students

by Kevin Burton    Those of us with limited vision don’t have to have limited lives. Often we do, for reasons to numerous to tackle today.    Today, stories of two blind students. The first has reached an important milestone to reach her educational goal. The second wants to fill her life with sights and …

Pregnant Mother Saves Four Drowning Kids

by Kevin Burton    Two more stories today from the Good News Network. God bless that website for reminding us that not every news story has to end in a shootout or a lawsuit.    In the first story a pregnant mother takes action to save four children:     A pregnant mom is being hailed …

Living On Scrapper Time In 2023

by Kevin Burton    Got a call I really, really needed May. 20. It got my juices flowing again.    Which juices? My beep baseball and competition juices.    Yes, let this serve as the official announcement: I have unretired from the sport of beep baseball again, this time to play for the Cleveland Scrappers. …

I Try So Hard To Goof Off, But I Can’t

by Kevin Burton    Today is National Goof Off Day, but I don’t feel up to it.     The National Day Calendar is amusing for all of us. It will have four to six thing of the day offerings each and every day.  It’s a salvation for a blogger some days when ideas for content …

Why Do We Love March Madness So Much?

by Kevin Burton   In the bad old days, being without a girlfriend, or a date, or even a prayer, on Valentine’s Day was a sharp searing pain to the psyche.    Now by comparison, being without a basketball team for the big dance, or even the little dance, is a dull ache. March Madness is …