Old-school news, just in time
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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by Kevin Burton By one measure it has been Christmas season for weeks now, but by another it hasn’t started yet. I used to say it isn’t Christmas season until I have broken one of the glass Christmas tree ornaments. At least twice before we were married, I came to Jeannette’s house to …
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by Kevin Burton Two reluctant actors in a live Nativity scene were on the mooooove Dec. 3, reports Mark Price of the Charlotte Observer. Stage fright is a thing, but usually not a call-the-police thing. “One coastal church’s wish to recreate a “live Nativity” scene turned chaotic in the strangest way, when …
by Kevin Burton We talk Neil Diamond for the second time this week today, but first, a short digression back to my college days. My college friend Matt once commented that “the only things Kevin Burton and I agree on are Billy Joel and freedom of the press.” We favored both, for the …
by Kevin Burton Researching material for this Valentine’s Day post has been a labor of love. See what I did there? It gets better though kids, because I got some help from Good Housekeeping magazine. GH had a lot to say about Valentine’s Day in an article written by Amanda Hawkins and …
by Kevin Burton In the great human family James Taylor got the voice. The rest of us are just making do. That’s a favorite old saying of mine. It may be difficult to stick to it, given the thousands of talented singers we’ve heard over the years. But every time I listen to …
by Kevin Burton Four mouths to feed on a Sunday morning. Four heartbeats on the second floor. It’s the morning after the big move and our two new cats seem to be at home already. Yes, two new cats. Making their Page 7 debut today are Ronnie and Gabbie. That Ronnie is …
by Kevin Burton Must be true cause it couldn’t be fiction. I found this love story in The Guardian newspaper online. Those of you looking for that special someone take note, and get your Greyhound bus tickets. This is the story of Andy, an artist from Glasgow, Scotland and Becky, a mother …
by Kevin Burton My wife drove like a grandma ever before she was one. I said this to her in person long before I said it to you in print and I assured her it was no putdown. In fact I mean it as the highest of compliments. What does a grandma …
by Kevin Burton My generous wife made an offer some weeks ago. Really it was a demand. Tired of my elusiveness about what I wanted for my birthday, she requested in the strongest of terms, a list of five things that I wanted (see Five Bows On Five Boxes, Holy Smokes!, July 17). …
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