by Kevin Burton You’ll hear Christians today saying “He is risen!” and others answering “He is risen indeed!” What does that mean? For the Christian faith, for the human race, it means everything. Today is Easter, “the annual celebration of Christ’s resurrection to life after His crucifixion and death,” according to http://www.gotquestions.org. “The …
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God’s Word Can Break Through Blindness
by Kevin Burton “Those who have been reckless with their lives are usually reckless with their deaths,” writes Christian singer/songwriter and speaker Christine Wyrtzen in her blog on WordPress. Her topic is spiritual blindness, which has been a Page 7 focus on recent Sundays. “While the end of life should be sobering, …
Spiritual Graduation: Heaven Or Hell
by Kevin Burton This time of year, high school seniors are starting to smell that finish line. Graduation smells like freedom, I remember. This is the 27th post focusing on our Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind. We have compared physical blindness to spiritual blindness and found the latter much more dangerous. …
“No More Tears,” A Promise From God
by Kevin Burton Look around you, if you can bear to. Look at the war, the pain, the strife, the death, the violence. What do you call these things? You could call them page one of your local newspaper. I love newspapers, always have. But there is better news to be found in …
The Truth About Losing A Friend
by Kevin Burton There was a day in 1995 that shook me and shaped me. My best friend from fourth grade up into young adulthood had died the night before. I didn’t know it yet. We hadn’t seen each other in a long time, because I had moved out of state. …
The Burtons Make Room For Two
by Kevin Burton Four mouths to feed on a Sunday morning. Four heartbeats on the second floor. It’s the morning after the big move and our two new cats seem to be at home already. Yes, two new cats. Making their Page 7 debut today are Ronnie and Gabbie. That Ronnie is …
No Roads Between Heaven And Hell
by Kevin Burton A distance calculator on my computer desktop tells me how far it is from point A to point B. This feature is helpful for planning trips. Today’s post represents a sixth-period geography class at our Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind. Physical blindness is nothing compared to spiritual …
Preparing For The Real “Real World”
by Kevin Burton When I was a senior in high school my teachers warned me to up my game to get ready for life in the “real world.” It didn’t take long for college professors to start talking about a greater real world and the realities I needed to get ready for. …
Life Lessons From A Loving Family Man
by Kevin Burton I think of Herb Beauchamp and I keep coming back to the IRS term, “head of household.” Tomorrow is Father’s Day. It will be the first for my wife Jeannette without her father Herb. He is still very much alive in a lot of ways that truly matter. Lessons taught, …
My Wife’s Father, At Home In Heaven
by Kevin Burton Herb Beauchamp stood up and gave his daughter away nine years ago on my wedding day. He was a giver until the day he died. I am not the only one in his debt. The day he died came this week not as a surprise, but as a shock …