Christmas Joy And The Three Titles For Jesus

by Kevin Burton    The resurrection of Christ is the center of Christianity, which should make Easter our most cherished holiday.    We all know it isn’t that way in our culture. Christmas outshine all. It is what it is, so let it be. Let Christmas be a joyous celebration for believers and a golden …

Every Night Is Trash Night For God’s Children

by Kevin Burton     The trash company changed our trash night a couple of weeks ago. That put some unwelcomed wrinkles into our routine.    Trash night used to be Sunday night/Monday morning.  Now it is Monday night/Tuesday morning.    There is just enough time between the end of the 3:30 NFL game and the …

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 …

Aging, Decay And Death: Part Of God’s Plan

by Dane Massey    (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.)         Growing old and the natural end of that, death, cannot be avoided. So how does one age properly?     What is the Lord trying to accomplish through this drawn-out process?  …

Truth From Bathroom Scales And God’s Scales

by Kevin Burton    My bathroom scale is a talking scale. Many a time, I‘ve wished it would just shut up.    It makes me want to flush the toilet and run the water faucet, maybe clear my throat once or twice to drown out the bad news. That way at least  maybe my wife …

For Salvation, Rely Completely On Christ

by Kevin Burton     My good intentions, my (not frequent enough) good works will never, never save me. My place in Heaven is all about Jesus.    One hundred percent.    A recent message from Alistair Begg, the Speaker on the Truth For Life ministry, reinforced this point and it sent my mind back to …

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.    …

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 …

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 …

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 …