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by Kevin Burton Are we going today from sublime to ridiculous? Or is that just my bias? Yesterday we ran part of a Los Angeles Times story about making friends in our adult years. We finish that story, by reporter Seraphina Seow today. Psychologists interviewed by The Times, offered five suggestions for …
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by Seraphina Seow Los Angeles Times A friend of mine has been hoping to make new friends as a 26-year-old. She’s made every effort to put herself out there: joined clubs, volunteered, initiated catch-ups. But every time she establishes a new connection, it wanes after a few weeks. She suspects that it may be …
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by Kevin Burton The Biblical warning of “strong delusion” coming on mankind is playing out now. The vehicle: artificial intelligence. Read your Bible. Pay attention. First here’s the warning, in context, from II Thessalonians 2:1-12 in the New King James Version: “Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our …
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by Kevin Burton Gonna make myself a sign, and I’ll tell you why. First, by way of explanation, a bit from my coaching days. When I began coaching the Wichita Sonics beep baseball team, I adopted the three rules that the late John Madden, the old Oakland Raiders coach, had for his …
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