Aug 14, 2024 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Dallas Willard has been one of the spiritual giants in my life and faith development. I still maintain that his book, The Divine Conspiracy, is one of the best articulations of the gospel message I have heard. This week, I discovered a quote from...
Aug 7, 2024 | Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
Food: not only is it enjoyable, but it is essential to a heathy functioning body. When Jesus used the metaphor “bread of life” to refer to himself, he was making a profound statement about the importance of regular nourishment for our souls as well. To consume the...
Aug 7, 2024 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris How do you pray? Since each of us is unique, one could say that there are as many forms of prayer as there are people in the world, whether that entails bowing one’s head, closing the eyes, kneeling, talking to God about challenges, confession...
Jul 31, 2024 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Music is made in the silences between the notes.” I first heard that phrase from one of my professors at the University of Southern Mississippi. It did not originate with him. In fact, I’ve seen it attributed to both Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and...
Jul 25, 2024 | Reported in the E-Vision
Your regular contribution to the budget (your tithe) makes ministries of First Baptist possible. We highlight these ministries once a month throughout the year. Summer tomatoes straight off the vine are ripe with culinary potential. They have not endured the...
Jul 24, 2024 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris A church member recently approached me with a question. He has been reading through the Bible this year — something he has done a number of times. This year, however, a few passages hit him differently, especially those around violence connected...
