by Kevin Burton As a legally blind man my mind never gets too far from vision as the five sense in general. That is partly because people often assume and talk about hearing being more acute for blind people than for others. That’s not true. It’s just that blind people rely on hearing …
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What I Couldn’t Remember, I Now Can’t Forget
by Kevin Burton The Scrabble words deployed against you that get you beat; those are the ones you remember the best. Something kind of similar happened with my Bible memory verses recently. I’ve written previously about my memory verses, typed on paper, taped onto index cards of various colors. I am up …
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God’s Grace Toward Us Is Truly Amazing
by Kevin Burton My mom hates the expression “wrap my mind around” usually expressed in the negative as “I can’t wrap my mind around” this or that. I’m going to invoke it here though, because I can’t wrap my mind around God’s amazing grace. Before I go there, I need to back …
Five Lessons On How To Read The Bible
by Kevin Burton It was refreshing and helpful to receive in the mail recently, the booklet “What Every Christian Needs To Know About Reading The Bible” from Our Daily Bread Ministries. There is no other book like the Bible. It can certainly be confusing and intimidating to read. Author Kevin J. Vanhoozer has given …
God Spared Not Jesus, How Will You Fare?
by Kevin Burton Last Sunday was Easter, a glorious day for Christians, a celebration of Jesus’ rising from the dead and sealing of salvation for those who trust in Him. It should be by far the biggest day on the Christian calendar. It isn’t and never will be because the big American marketing …
Any Day, Anytime, Anyplace
by Kevin Burton You pays your money, you takes your chances. If we’re being honest, is that not a suitable tagline for the post-national United States? Isn’t that phrase a lot more indicative of the American experience than say “land of the free, home of the brave?” Now that phrase is …
When Thumbs Up Doesn’t Come, Then What?
by Kevin Burton When I was a sort of young beep baseball player, I had a team mate who always talked about heart guards. Beep baseball is baseball for blind players. The ball is slightly bigger than a softball and depending on who made the ball, it can be quite hard. When …
Christians Need A Zeal For Spiritual Children
by Kevin Burton The kid thing, the desire to have and raise children, is something I never, never got and don’t get. So when we look into a demand by Rachel, wife of Jacob, in Genesis chapter 30, for me it’s a study in polar opposites. “Give me children or else I …
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Has The Grinch Stolen Your Christmas?
by Dr. Jeff Schreve (Guess blogger Dr. Jeff Schreve believes that no matter how badly you may have messed up in life, God still loves you and has a wonderful plan just for you.) “And the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy …
Speak Truth In Love To False Religion
by Kevin Burton We’re talking about the Christian response to false religion today with the help of Alistair Begg, speaker on the Truth For Life radio ministry. He calls on us to do our part. But before we get into his message, I want to emphasize one phrase from it. His phrase …
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