by Kevin Burton God’s grace is truly amazing. But what does it look like in everyday life? Here is a poem, written by an anonymous elementary school teacher, that paints us a great picture: A New Sheet He came to my desk with a quivering lip the lesson was done“Have you a new …
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Shopping For Fruit With Paul In Galatians
by Kevin Burton Being a Christian goes deeper than displaying a cross. A true Christian is going to be different and look different. The Apostle Paul has a lot to say about what a Christian looks like. That’s why I’m going shopping today at a new grocery store. The sign out front reads, …
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The God Of The Detour Knows The Way
by Kevin Burton One of the ways I tried to witness to my late father was to encourage him to listen to the radio ministry of Dr. Tony Evans. Evans leads The Urban Alternative out of Dallas, Texas. Evans is a dynamic speaker. I thought my father might be tiring of my dime …
Easter Means Hope For The Hopeless
by Kevin Burton You’ll hear Christians today saying “He is risen!” and others answering “He is risen indeed!” What does that mean? For the Christian faith, for the human race, it means everything. Today is Easter, “the annual celebration of Christ’s resurrection to life after His crucifixion and death,” according to http://www.gotquestions.org. “The …
Can We Count On Our Better Angels?
by Kevin Burton From Shakespeare to Lincoln to Susan Ashton come thoughts today of “better angels.” “Better angels of our nature,” was the phrase Lincoln used in his first inaugural address. That speech was a plea, ultimately ignored, for unity in a nation divided over the issue of slavery. We think Lincoln …
Spiritual Graduation: Heaven Or Hell
by Kevin Burton This time of year, high school seniors are starting to smell that finish line. Graduation smells like freedom, I remember. This is the 27th post focusing on our Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind. We have compared physical blindness to spiritual blindness and found the latter much more dangerous. …
Brother Neil’s Travelling Controversy
by Kevin Burton Hard feelings and Neil Diamond songs usually don’t go together as far as I know. But we have two examples of such today. Diamond is the latest artist to be featured in our 2022 look at songs that peaked at number 22 on the American chart. The songs “Brother …
No Roads Between Heaven And Hell
by Kevin Burton A distance calculator on my computer desktop tells me how far it is from point A to point B. This feature is helpful for planning trips. Today’s post represents a sixth-period geography class at our Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind. Physical blindness is nothing compared to spiritual …
How About A Little Thanksliving?
by Kevin Burton This may be hard to believe, but once in a great while I can be a little grumpy. I know, I know, but it’s true. You can take my word for it, or ask my wife. But I always see the bright side, 100 percent of the time. In …
These Are The Facts Of Spiritual Life
by Kevin Burton We’ve been through more than a dozen sessions together now at this school for the spiritually blind. It’s high time we had – the talk. If you are a parent you may have already faced this question, or maybe you are currently dreading it: Where do babies come from? …
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