by Kevin Burton On those seemingly rare occasions when I am able to wrestle a problem to the ground and tie it up in a bow, I’ve been known to say “on to the next crisis.” The idea behind that proclamation: here I am, buffeted by the storm, what evil circumstance is coming …
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Sarah’s Laughter Was Supplied By The Lord
by Kevin Burton If laughter is the best medicine, as Reader’s Digest suggests, sign me up for the laughter of Sarah. Not that it was all fun and games. I’m talking about Old Testament Sarah, wife of Father Abraham, patriarch of the nation of Israel. You’ve heard the saying about he …
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Rely On God Only, Not On Self, For Salvation
by Kevin Burton There used to be a Cap’n Crunch commercial where at the end, the announcer declared the ultra-sugary cereal to be “part of a complete breakfast.” Remember that one? It showed a bowl of the cereal on a kitchen table with, I believe, eggs, toast, butter and jelly, bacon and …
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OKC Bombing “Surreal” 28 Years Later
by Kevin Burton A bomb blast that killed 168 people in Oklahoma City 28 years ago today, reverberates still. My wife Jeannette worked at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building for the department of Housing and Urban Development for 5½ years from 1983 to 1989. Six years after she relocated to Wichita, that …
God Works Beyond Our Limitations
by Kevin Burton The book of Mark records perhaps the most eloquent prayer in all the Bible. At least it’s the one I can relate to best. It’s a prayer that speaks to faith, the limits of human faith and the power and sufficiency of the Lord Jesus. Parents, what would you …
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 …
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