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by Kevin Burton “Write ‘em tight” they used to teach us in journalism school, “write ‘em tight.” That means don’t be wordy. Get to the point. That’s the first thing I thought of after reading a recent message from In Touch, the international radio and television ministry founded by the late Dr. …
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by Kevin Burton I shared this with my mom before I shared it with you. Hope you don’t mind. It’s the latest message from Alistair Begg, speaker on the Truth For Life radio ministry. I thought Mom needed to hear it. I knew I needed to hear it and I think you will …
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by Kevin Burton The credentials of Jesus, and your response. If you boil it all down isn’t that life in a nutshell, the answer to the 60s question, “what’s it all about Alfie?” The Bible says Jesus is the son of God, that He came to earth in the form of a …
by Wayne L. Winquist (This was yesterday’s “Know Your Flocks And Herds” blog by Wayne L. Winquist on WordPress.) Fools come in all shapes and sizes. Some have advanced degrees and even teach others. Some have grown up in a home full of wisdom and chose a life of folly. Others came from …
by Kevin Burton In a nursing home there is life and there is death. Both are palpable, as ever before. But in all our salad days, we didn’t notice. We were young, we were strong, energetic and smart. We were even hip, and sophisticated – well not quite sophisticated – but surely driving …
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by Kevin Burton It’s deeply upsetting to me that my mother was in a hospital, alone on Christmas Eve, in what could easily be her last Christmas season. There isn’t a phone in her room and I don’t believe she grabbed her cell phone for an emergency trip to ER Monday night. So …
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by Kevin Burton Twice on Page 7 I have taken a light-hearted look at procrastination, in essence winking at the practice. No real harm if all we’re talking about is cleaning out the garage. In the spiritual realm however, putting off important decisions can go from the comedic to the tragic. And …
by Kevin Burton Some of us, as high school seniors, went to classes called “College Prep.,” and what an honor that was. Somebody thought we were “college material.” One of my teachers, can’t remember which one, clued me in on what might be coming just around the corner by getting creative with my …
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by Kevin Burton Can something be legal and also criminal? A blind woman in Bryan, Texas was denied access to a church in June because of her guide dog. This was legal, due to an ADA exemption I had no idea existed. But what would Jesus have done? That’s not even …
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by Kevin Burton There was a day in the 70s when my younger sister Patricia asked me a question. I knew the correct answer to the question, but I lied to her. We were in the basement of our father’s house in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Nobody else was around. “When am I …
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