by Kevin Burton There is a God-shaped vacuum inside each person’s heart, said the French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and writer. Blaise Pascal. Try to fill that vacuum with something, anything other than God, and life will suck. If that seems false to you in the moment, it will prove true in the …
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Let The Saints Praise Jesus, The Rocks Be Quiet
by Kevin Burton A philosopher once defined “nothing” as “that which rocks dream about.” That makes sense, drives home the point. Rocks don’t dream as far as I know. But talking rocks, now that’s a thing. Or at least could be, if need be. The story is told, “the triumphal entry,” …
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Lord, Keep Me Back From Presumptuous Sins
by Kevin Burtoon Believer, take note of a humble prayer this morning and take note of who prayed it.: “Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression” (Psalm 19:13 KJV). “Such …
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What If God Saw Fit To Change Your Name?
by Kevin Burton The Bible records instances when God placed a person’s life on a significantly different trajectory, and drove home the point by changing their name./ We looked into some of those yesterday. For example, God changed that noted trickster Jacob’s name, which meant “supplanter,” to “Israel,” meaning “having power with God.” …
What To Think Of A “Check Please” Christian
by Kevin Burton God knows this, so you might as well know it too. Right now, you could call me a “check please” Christian. You get the reference, right? In American situation comedies there is this line that writers use. I’ve seen the line delivered over and over in any number of …
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