Bible Truth Is Spiritual Food, Good For You

by Kevin Burton    “You are what you eat,” is a phrase I remember well from my fourth-grade health class.     As a 9-year-old, I thought “OK, if you eat turkey, then you’re a turkey, ha ha!”    I have moved past that bit of hilarity twice. Once was to seriously understand the value of …

Think About And Cling To God’s Promises

by Kevin Burton    “What’s up” is a greeting question we ask each other without thinking about it. It essentially asks, what is at the front of your mind?     That good question was the focus of a recent message from the Bible app. My wife Jeannette sent it to me.    The app reminds …

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. …

Another NFL Sunday With Time Ticking Away

by Kevin Burton    Jerry Glanville was coaching the Atlanta Falcons when NFL Films famously caught him on camera criticizing a referee.    “You’re in the N-F-L and that stands for “not for long” when you make calls like that.”    Glanville is one of the most colorful figures in NFL history. You wouldn’t have …

Good News About Life Savers Among Us

by Kevin Burton    Then Apostle Paul said better than I ever will:   “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on …

Beyond Rituals: The Privilege Of Prayer

by Dane Massey    The school of prayer is an apprenticeship, not a lecture. This apprenticeship requires sustained, close personal contact with the Master.    As I approach the subject of prayer I’m reminded of a quote by Samuel Chadwick, a master of prayer from long ago:   “Any teaching on prayer that does not …

Lean, Pray, Trust, Love, Just A Little Bit More

by Kevin Burton    I needed this today and I thought some of you might need it too.    This message is written on a 4-by-7 sheet of paper, not attached to anything else. I have it because I have helped my mother move three times in the last seven or eight years. Mom downsized …

Aging, Decay And Death: Part Of God’s Plan

by Dane Massey    (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.)         Growing old and the natural end of that, death, cannot be avoided. So how does one age properly?     What is the Lord trying to accomplish through this drawn-out process?  …

Putting Sharks And Problems In Their Place

by Kevin Burton     My good friend Tracy sends out riddles and brain-teasers that challenge the mind, thoughts that make me ponder.    This one made me laugh out loud.    It was a trick question, under the heading “Drowning”:    “Imagine you are in a sinking rowboat surrounded by sharks. How would you survive?” …