Hell Is Eternal, Jesus Died To Save You From It

by Kevin Burton    “I have been through hell,” was a quote from one of the Israeli hostages released this week by Hamas.     Maam, you have been through severe trauma of a degree I can’t imagine, but you have not been through hell.    You don’t get through hell. The Bible says hell is …

The Bible Speaks Of Faith In Every Sense

by Kevin Burton    As a legally blind man my mind never gets too far from vision as the five sense in general.    That is partly because people often assume and talk about hearing being more acute for blind people than for others. That’s not true. It’s just that blind people rely on hearing …

Pursuit Of Holiness Begins In The Mind

by Dane Massey    (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.)      To worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness is the hungry heart cry of every true believer. But how to arrive there is the pursuit of a lifetime.     As I …

What Blindness Is, What Blindness Isn’t

by Kevin Burton    You feel sorry for me?  I feel sorry for you.    We all see what we want to see, full vision, partial vision or no vision. I can’t take in data with my eyes, not very well anyway. I’m doing OK though. And you?    You have no concept of what …

God’s Word Can Break Through Blindness

by Kevin Burton    “Those who have been reckless with their lives are usually reckless with their deaths,” writes Christian singer/songwriter and speaker Christine Wyrtzen in her blog on WordPress.    Her topic is spiritual blindness, which has been a Page 7 focus on recent Sundays.     “While the end of life should be sobering, …

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.    …

Paul Exhorted Others To Run A Good Race

by Kevin Burton Watching the Olympics, you can see the runners’ supreme effort etched upon their faces. If you have run track yourself, you know that moment of truth begins long before the actual race does. School is out at the Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind (ESSB). We’re now at an after-school track practice. …

Imagine Jesus At Your Business Meeting

by Kevin Burton    How are things going at work?     It’s a simple question.  But before you answer, let’s define what it means to “get ahead” with some principles from the Bible.    To get God’s wisdom and promises from the Bible, you must first read it.  Those who don’t, stand a good chance …

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 …

Prayer Is Essential For The Christian

by Kevin Burton    It’s lunch time again at our school for the spiritually blind, time to refuel.    We’re in our second set of classes, heading toward graduation. This series comes from the fact that to be spiritually blind is far worse than being physically blind.    In our first semester we refueled at …