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...
Jul 17, 2024 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “It just feels like the world is conspiring against me.” I was listening to one of my community members lament recently about a number of difficulties that she and her family were facing — health, relational, financial, and safety issues in abundance....
Jul 9, 2024 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Recently, the state of Louisiana passed a law requiring that the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom in the state. As a Christian pastor who has devoted much of his life to studying the Bible and teaching it to others, I...
Jul 2, 2024 | Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris I have no doubt that this week (and its subsequent celebrations of independence) will be filled with discussions of freedom and liberty. For Baptists, freedom is at the core of our identity and has been a guiding star for our denomination since...
