How To Love Others As Christ Loves Us

by Dr. Charles Stanley    To love as Christ loves us is a worthy desire.    And it sounds simple enough—until you’re faced with someone who’s hurt you, exhausted you, or simply rubbed you the wrong way. In those moments, selfless love can feel impossible.    The Lord is very concerned about how believers live …

Yes, God Can Use You, Listen For His Call

by Kevin Burton    Peek into the book of Acts today Christian friend, and catch a glimpse of Lydia. And after doing so, be encouraged.    With no special credentials, no special ability, except avail-ability, Lydia stepped up to support the work of the Lord.    This was in Philippi, at the time, the most …

Discernment Is Seeing Things As God Does

by Kevin Burton     If you say someone is “looking through rose-colored glasses,” you’re not giving that person a compliment, are you?    You’re saying they have reached the wrong conclusion due to a faulty mindset or bias.      “A cheerful or optimistic view of things, usually without valid basis,” is the definition of rose-colored …

Listen To God Carefully, Trust Him Completely

by In Touch Ministries    Have you ever wished you could hear God more clearly?    Maybe you’ve prayed for guidance about a decision, a relationship, or your next steps—and then wondered whether you were hearing your own thoughts or His “still, small voice.”    Recognizing God’s voice is one of the most important parts …

God’s Gift, Your Choice, Both Are For Keeps

by Kevin Burton    In six plus years of writing Page 7, I don’t believe I have ever quoted perhaps the most quoted Bible verse, John 3:16:    “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16 …

Put Your Hand To The Plow, For The Gospel

by Kevin Burton    I have spent most of my life in the American Midwest, the breadbasket of the world, but I never did learn to use a plow.    Nevertheless we are going to talk plows today as we learn about focus and hard work in service to God, in a message from Dr. …

Salvation Through Jesus, Straight To The Point

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. …

How You Doing With Spiritual Screen Time?

by Kevin Burton    Every Sunday around church time my iPhone sends me a message about screen time, how much time I have spent on the phone that week compared to other weeks.     I don’t care about the message. I didn’t ask for it and I have no use for that data.    Not …