May 26, 2021 | Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Here I raise mine Ebenezer; hither by Thy help I’m come.” I distinctly remember holding the hymnal, singing the second verse of Robert Robinson’s classic, “Come Thou Fount,” and thinking, “What in the world are we singing?” At the time, my only...
May 19, 2021 | Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris My first “unofficial” date with my wife came at a homecoming dance at the University of Southern Mississippi. In the midst of a night of swing dancing, our friendship developed into something more substantial. She tells me that I duped her...
May 12, 2021 | Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris The great American poet, Emily Dickinson, once said, “If I read a book [and] it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that it is poetry. If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that it is poetry.”...
May 12, 2021 | Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision, Students
On May 16, 2021, we recognize our youth and our graduating seniors. The past year has seen its fair share of challenges for these young people as they navigated school in the age of a pandemic. They have kept their heads up and pursued their goals. We celebrate their...
May 5, 2021 | Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Rock climbers have always fascinated me. I remember some thrilling personal experiences rappelling as a Boy Scout years ago, but I confess that I’ve never been very good at rock climbing. I’ve seen some climbers take incredibly daring and...
Apr 28, 2021 | Adults, Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Didn’t our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road and explained the scriptures to us?” We encounter these words from the two disciples who walked with Jesus on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:32). Though first thought to be a stranger,...
