\by Kevin Burton You get wages for the work you do at your place of employment. But you get much more, right? You get benefits. During the recruiting/onboarding process some HR type will review with you an employee handbook and benefits package. These are the terms of employment. God gave one …
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God’s People Can’t Afford To Be Quitters
by Kevin Burton Had some fun Friday with National Quitters Day. It sounds like a fun way to get the baser aspects of the world out of your face for at least a day. Today let’s take a more serious look at it from a Christian perspective. I actually found out about …
My Newest Venture: Screenwriting Class
by Kevin Burton This is not exactly a call for people to get their popcorn ready, but I am now taking a screenwriting class. If I’m not a fish out of water altogether, maybe I am a saltwater fish in freshwater. Or maybe I’m an old dog learning new tricks, to mix the …
Hey You Go-Getters, It’s Not Your Day
by Kevin Burton Today is National Quitters Day. You can handle that one, right? I sure can. Even I can be a high achiever on Quitters Day. Just throw up your hands and say, “I’m out!” Why not make every day National Quitters Day? Today is also Friday the 13th. So …
Bills-Vikings Super Bowl Just Has To Happen
by Kevin Burton Right this minute, even the Seahawks fans have hope, or should I say Super Hope. The NFL playoffs start Saturday. With seven teams in each conference there are 49 possible combinations of pairings for the big game. In that strictly mathematical sense, all teams are equal. But to paraphrase …
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Quibbles And Bits: Leftovers And Hoops
by Kevin Burton For most people, but not for me, today is Black Friday. To me it should be National Leftovers Day. There is a leftovers day, Nov. 29. Leftovers Day should be a holiday falling on the Friday after Thanksgiving every year. If you are hosting you have your own leftovers. If …
Serving Up Turkey Tales This Thanksgiving
by Kevin Burton Today we’re talking turkey as you prepare for your festive Thanksgiving celebration. Call this food for thought before the actual food. Though ham may appear on just as many tables as turkey on Thursday, you’ll likely never hear Thanksgiving called Ham Day. So feast your eyes now, on ten …
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A Day For Making A List, Checking It Twice
by Kevin Burton In the aftermath of a Boeing B-17 plane crash in 1935 administrators and pilots invented a way to make sure all safety procedures have been followed, and stopped relying on the pilot’s memory. This was the birth of the mighty checklist, according to the National Day Calendar. Today is national …
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My Tangled Contribution To Pasta Day
by Kevin Burton World Pasta Day was yesterday. Sorry I didn’t warn you ahead of time, but that was not my only pasta failure. I prepared a contribution to the celebration but it left quite a bit to be desired. It did taste better on day two then when I first made it. …
Building A Life On The Chief Cornerstone
by Dane Massey (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.) Have you ever stopped to consider the amazing list of architectural terms used in scripture? Today I want to talk about building on the foundation of Christ the “Chief Cornerstone.” We, …
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