Jan 1, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Bless you!” I hear it all the time. Typically, it follows one of my daily sneezing fits. Occasionally, it comes from a sweet old lady for whom I’ve been holding the door. Sporadically, it comes in response to some other form of goodwill offered to a...
Dec 23, 2024 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Every Christmas, I have a little tradition. I have never told anyone about this, because I do it for my own heart as an act of prayer. After the presents are opened and the dinner guests have gone, I open my computer and read a poem from Howard...
Dec 11, 2024 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Last week, I wrote about the image of God as a refiner’s fire in the writings of Malachi. Following that column, the Spirit led a reader to ask how to “get rid of the dross.” In metalworking, raw ore is smelted — heated beyond the melting...