Jun 28, 2023 | Homepage Feature, Missions, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris The trip was a year in the making. As our family wrapped up our time in Uganda in the summer of 2022, Francis and I started scheming. Music is an integral part of the healing work that Francis and Missy Ward-Angalla (CBF Field Personnel),...
Jun 27, 2023 | Adults, News, Reported in the E-Vision
It’s peach season again! That means it is time for our senior adult ministry’s annual Peach Trip to Dickey Farms in Musella, GA. If you would like to ride in the church van for for this trip on July 13, please contact the church office (770-227-5517) asap...
Jun 21, 2023 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
by Steven Norris “Listen to advice, but follow your heart.” So said the great country artist, Conway Twitty. You could turn to countless other self-help websites or advice columns and find similar injunctions. There is no end to such popular wisdom, but is it a...
Jun 14, 2023 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
by Steven Norris There are a number of cringe-worthy sayings that people throw around as if they are indisputable truth. We are often convinced that the Bible says these things…until we go looking for a specific reference. One such saying goes something like...
Jun 7, 2023 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
by Steven Norris Over the past two weeks, I’ve suggested that there are some sayings we should avoid when speaking to a grieving family. Too often, we revert to platitudes and cliches that reinforce unhelpful ideas about God and the role of suffering. The French...
May 30, 2023 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
by Steven Norris Last week, I suggested five statements that you should probably avoid when you find yourself in receiving line at the funeral home. I want to follow up with additional sayings to avoid that stem from bad theology — ideas about God and the...