by Kevin Burton CNN first hit the airwaves 41 years ago yesterday. But you wouldn’t be wrong to say it really started in 1991. Any way you slice it, news has never been the same since Ted Turner’s brainchild went live. That’s when changes in the way news is gathered and consumed began. …
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Why Lesley Gore Tunes Sound So Good
by Kevin Burton Do you know the connection between “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson and “It’s My Party” by Lesley Gore? I mean, beyond the fact that they were both number one hits. Believe it or not there is at least one. I just found out last week, and it explains some …
Can’t See Without The Light Of The World
by Kevin Burton Spiritual blindness comes from the lack of spiritual light. If you don’t have spiritual light, you can’t see straight. It’s a simple concept when you boil it down. But that notion is missing in many heated conversations about God, life on earth and the afterlife. The Holy Bible teaches …
Fitted Sheets, Fitting In, Second Chances
by Kevin Burton You could call me a fitted sheet, with unquestioned utility, but hard deal with at times. Hard to come to grips with. I maybe don’t slip snugly into one of your convenient boxes, the ones that take that edge off, keep it all tidy clean. Surely you’ll never, ever …
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I’ll Be On My Best Behavior, Promise
by Kevin Burton The beep baseball league wanted me to sign a code of conduct agreement in order to appear in the 2021 World Series. It’s one of many things that has changed since I retired as a player/manager five years ago. It makes me smile. Required is actually the word, …
Woman Gets Vaccinated In Bridal Finery
by Kevin Burton What do white lace and promises look like in a global pandemic? Sarah Studley is happy to tell you. She was one of many brides to have her wedding reception cancelled by virus protocols in 2020. But the Baltimore woman wore her wedding dress to another special occasion last month, …
Sedaka’s “Bad Blood” Still A Favorite
by Kevin Burton The night my beloved Cincinnati Reds became world champions for the first time in my lifetime, “Bad Blood” by Neil Sedaka was the number one song in the nation. It was number one for three weeks, then slid off the charts as all songs do. But it never did fall …
Christian, Are You Swimming Or Floating?
by Kevin Burton Yesterday on Page 7 we tried to keep up with the apostle Peter as he exhorted believers to grow in their Christian character. We looked at 2 Peter 1: 5-7, which in the New King James version reads, “But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith …
Peter’s Formula For Christian Growth
by Kevin Burton There is a passage in 2 Peter that forces me to slow down to get the depth of meaning. It’s just too much to take in all at once. In fact, it’s too much for one post. We’ll finish the subject tomorrow. I’m talking about Peter’s exhortation to believers …
Discrimination In The American Heartland
by Kevin Burton Housing industry officials in Indianapolis face charges under the Fair Housing Act after a woman went to great lengths to prove discrimination. This story was reported by Alexandria Burris in the Indianapolis Star. I found it reprinted on the USA Today website. It’s about systematic discrimination against non-whites in …
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