by Kevin Burton Some friends have asked my wife and me to take part in a major collaborative project this summer. We have taken a few timid steps toward being able to participate. But none of the questions they have asked can be answered on their own terms. Covid 19 is the first …
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Favorite Songs With Silver In The Title
by Kevin Burton Silver is second best at the Olympics. Silver lining is a consolation prize. Yet silver is shiny, gray with a smile on. Because of silver’s status as second best your bonus track is “Be My Number Two,” by Joe Jackson. This is one heart-weary love song, performed by the British …
No Avoiding The Question: Who Is Jesus?
by Kevin Burton In Mark chapter eight, Jesus asks the disciples two questions. The first sets up the second. The second sets up the rest of your life. This is the seventh installment of our series Ten Questions from the Bible. Our question for today came from Jesus as he was walking with …
Please Stand By For Stupid Word Tricks
by Kevin Burton So I’m not a plumber, not a fashion designer, I do words. Words are what I do. I got skillses and stuff. I’m qualified. Not to brag, but I know my palindromes backward and forward. So now and then you may see, here on this platform, some of …
More Hoops Notes: Midtgaard Comes Alive
by Kevin Burton Wow, shame on me! I did a story about the players who left Wichita State’s basketball program after last year (“Ex-Shockers Prospering With New Teams,” Feb. 7) and didn’t even mention Asbjorn Midtgaard. He averaged just 2.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in his three seasons at WSU. …
NCAA Marching On Despite The Virus
by Kevin Burton The virus became real for me at March Madness time last year. I went to work having heard that the NCAA had cancelled all the conference post-season basketball tournaments. In my heart, I knew that by the time I got home the big tournament would be cancelled. And so …
Favorite Songs With White In The Title
by Kevin Burton White is clean in the Tide commercials, virginal in the wedding chapels. It’s a bit of a beginning or blank slate. Honestly, this list leaves me with a blank stare. As great as the music is, most of the lyrics are far from straightforward. For a bonus track on …
Here Is What You’re Worth In God’s Eyes
by Kevin Burton Did you ever feel unworthy? Ever feel like a failure? A disappointment to yourself and to God? When life wrestles you down and those kinds of feelings come, it’s helpful to know what God thinks of you and how He answers a question posed by King David of Israel. …
Taking The Last Train To Hamburg
by Kevin Burton Well this is it, me climbing on board. In my Beatles discussion yesterday I made reference to the band’s time in Hamburg, Germany where they played marathon sets and honed their craft (“Beatles Are Template For All That Followed,” March 12). So this is me making a last-ditch effort …
Beatles Are Template For All That Followed
by Kevin Burton My wife once asked me why I like the Beatles so much. Amazingly, I didn’t have a ready answer for her. I still don’t have a short sound-bite answer. This is a good thing I think. It means there are several aspects of their music and their cultural influences that …
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