Weighing Philippians 1:21 “To Live Is Christ”

by Kevin Burton    When people think of you, what comes first to their mind? Or asked another way, what should  go into the first paragraph of your obituary?    I’m asking these questions today in the context of devotion to Christ, and Phil. 1:21 where the Apostle Paul writes “For to me to live …

Jesus Can Heal Your Hurt, Even Church Hurt

by Kevin Burton    I have a friend, more of a Facebook friend really, who I wish would read these words. Chances are, you know someone is her position.    The person I am thinking of could not be any more dynamic, energetic, positive, intelligent. Some people just have that charisma that makes them stand …

The Glorious Benefits Of Trusting In God

by Kevin Burton    Trusting God, trusting fully in God, brings with it a peace that just isn’t available anywhere else.    The Bible is full of both good and bad examples, people who did or did not trust in God. The stories are true and God has preserved them for your and me to …

This God-Man Jesus Receives Sinners

by Kevin Burton     What the scribes and Pharisees spat out as an accusation against Jesus, I now cling to for all I’m worth.    We turn to a passage in the book of Luke. Jesus was teaching in public as was His custom. The Jewish religious leaders of the time criticized Jesus for the …

Did You Know Churches Can Ignore The ADA?

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 …

What Does “The Lord Is My Portion” Mean?

by Kevin Burton    To watch a child with his or her parents in a grocery store is to witness yet another chapter from a long, long story.    What does the child want? Everything.    The parent has in mind limits. A limit to how much sugar a child (or adult) should eat, a …

Hope For The Castaway Through Jesus Christ

by Kevin Burton    To get a picture of what Christ has done for us, it helps to define the word “wilderness.”    Merriam-Webster says wilderness is “a tract or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings.” That kind of wilderness may be wild, but it still has its potential. It just hasn’t been tended …

Consider What Riches You Have Dear Christian

by Kevin Burton    The bad news is you can’t take it with you. The good news is, you’re not gonna need it, not gonna miss it at all.    So don’t sweat your present conditions on earth dear Christian, no matter what they are. Your day will come, in fact is already declared, your …

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 …

Cookies Crumble, But Our Love Marches On

by Kevin Burton    Late last month my wife Jeannette did something to jeopardize our marriage.    We were at Subway and I heard her say to the sandwich artist, “..and we want three chocolate chip cookies…”    Three chocolate chip cookies.    As you know, three is an uneven number. It’s quite a bit …