by Kevin Burton Back in the day at my school for the blind the Phys Ed teachers would create an obstacle course for us. If memory serves, they timed us on how fast we could get through it. We had various challenges. It might be climbing a rope, walking a balance beam …
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Preparing For The Real “Real World”
by Kevin Burton When I was a senior in high school my teachers warned me to up my game to get ready for life in the “real world.” It didn’t take long for college professors to start talking about a greater real world and the realities I needed to get ready for. …
Your Time To Speak Up For Jesus
by Kevin Burton Not all Christians need to major in public speaking. But does the Bible not require at least a minor? You’ve heard the one about people fearing public speaking more than death? That makes being in the casket at a funeral preferable to giving the eulogy. And yes, there is …
True History of Mankind From The Bible
by Kevin Burton It’s back to the classroom today at the Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind (ESSB), the school we need as humans because of our sin nature. This is a sixth-period history class. We cover, quickly, the essential details of the history of mankind, with God as the Creator. There …
Can’t Grow Unless You Feed Your Spirit
by Kevin Burton OK class, that’s lunch! We’ve been through five classes at our Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind. It’s time to refuel. Since this is ESSB we’re not talking about cheeseburgers and tater tots. We’re talking about feeding our spirit. What an outrage it would be if schools did not …
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: …
When You Look To God It All Adds Up
by Kevin Burton “Do the math” is a favorite saying of mine. When God does the math it always comes out right. The Bible teaches that God created all things and that He did not create them willy-nilly. Welcome to the fourth-period math class at the Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind (ESSB). …
Speaking In The “Perfect-Imperfect” Tense
by Kevin Burton You’ve heard people say of a sure thing, “you can take that to the bank.” How much better if we’re talking about God’s spiritual bank? Good morning! We are in fact talking about spiritual things today here at the Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind (ESSB). Having been born …
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Sowing And Reaping Not Just For Farmers
by Kevin Burton There are certain physical laws you need to understand in order to have any success navigating planet Earth. There are spiritual laws that are even more important, for they have implications for where you spend eternity, once you leave the physical realm. This is our second Sunday at the …
A Healthy Heart Is Filled With God’s Word
by Kevin Burton When King David prayed “Create in me a clean heart, O God” (Psalm 51:10) he wasn’t talking about cholesterol. David was in trouble and he knew it. He never ignored his physical health, but in this moment of repentant prayer after being confronted with his sin with Bathsheba, he called …
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