by Kevin Burton Wouldn’t you love to get an e-mail from God with a PowerPoint presentation attached? “Here’s my step-by-step plan for your life.” And while I’m dreaming, let’s throw in a timeline. And contact info for those who will help, and an avoid list for people places and things to stay away …
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Meaning Of “Fearfully And Wonderfully Made”
by Kevin Burton Not sure when I first heard the Biblical phrase “fearfully and wonderfully made,” though it has stuck with me ever since. Now as I belatedly consider the phrase closely, it seems a little odd at first. That which is fearful is not wonderful, is it? Well let’s back …
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Let Your Work For Jesus Be Wholehearted
by Kevin Burton Half-heartedness in the service of Jesus, makes Jesus sick. The Bible says so. This is a message from Jesus to the Church at Laodicea: “I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot …
In God We Go From Strength To Strength
by Kevin Burton On those seemingly rare occasions when I am able to wrestle a problem to the ground and tie it up in a bow, I’ve been known to say “on to the next crisis.” The idea behind that proclamation: here I am, buffeted by the storm, what evil circumstance is coming …
My Prayer To God In His Good Morning
by Kevin Burton What can I say about the morning that poets through the centuries haven’t already said, much better than I can? And what could I tell you about the morning that you don’t already hold in your innermost heart? Answer to both: nothing. With our heads, we know that …
His Timing, His Answers, His Presence
by Kevin Burton So there’s this little card. Three inches by one inch. Had it all these years. There was a small stack of them at the checkout stand of a Christian bookstore in Columbus. I got my music or whatever and I got this little card on the way out. It …
Singing In Praise Of God, For His Glory
by Kevin Burton With all due respect to all the singing going on in the Psalms, my favorite singers in the Bible are the Earthquake Singers. OK, so I made that title up. The singers are not recorded in the Bible as such. But some of you know what I am talking about: …
What Does It Mean To “Bless The Lord”?
by Kevin Burton Our family Bible study took us through Psalm 103 recently, where we encountered no fewer than five admonitions to “bless the Lord.” I had read this before, but this time it stopped me short. This blessing business is supposed to go the other way, God blessing us. When God blesses …
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