Be Thankful To God, Stop Complaining

by Kevin Burton    I caught myself in a lie last week. Christmas music, in a manner of speaking, revealed it to me.    Stay with me here.    I have heard people talk about when it was OK to begin playing Christmas music each year, after Thanksgiving, end of November, whatever. But I haven’t …

Christmas “Reax”: Go Now, With Haste

by Kevin Burton    Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ, the long-awaited Savior of the world. We wrap it in things that don’t matter a whit. But Jesus is the whole story.    He’s the whole story all the time by the way, not just at Christmas.     The story of the birth …

The Glorious Benefits Of Trusting In God

by Kevin Burton    Trusting God, trusting fully in God, brings with it a peace that just isn’t available anywhere else.    The Bible is full of both good and bad examples, people who did or did not trust in God. The stories are true and God has preserved them for your and me to …

Emerging From The Dusty Old Kev Museum?

by Kevin Burton    There is a count-your-blessings exercise I do now and then that usually brings me good cheer.    I sit in a chair and keep my head still, but using my straight-ahead and peripheral vision, take in everything I can see.    I then consider where it all came from and remembers …

Feeding Body, Mind And Spirit On The Road

by Kevin Burton    Got an unexpected comfort on the road last week that filled the stomach and the heart.    There isn’t much I don’t like about being on the road. I can see why so many people have written so many love songs to the road and the road life.    I’ve spent …

Don’t Be Hateful, Be Grateful, I Know

by Kevin Burton    When my mother came to visit me in Iowa she flew in, meaning she didn’t have a car for the visit and we got around by using the little ride service I used.    If I remember correctly, we had to call twice and do a little polite coaxing to get …

What Does It Mean To “Bless The Lord”?

by Kevin Burton    Our family Bible study took us through Psalm 103 recently, where we encountered no fewer than five admonitions to “bless the Lord.”    I had read this before, but this time it stopped me short. This blessing business is supposed to go the other way, God blessing us.  When God blesses …