Mar 24, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris The following is adapted from the author’s book Emptied Out: A Personal Journey Through Lent. I will forever remember the day my wife and I visited Vicksburg National Military Park. This park contains 17,077 graves of Civil War soldiers, of which...
Mar 17, 2021 | Adults, Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” So goes Jesus’ words from this week’s gospel reading (John 12:24). Death is not something...
Mar 10, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “The hospital looks and feels like a war zone,” cried one headline in March 2020. Sadly, numerous subsequent headlines have echoed the sentiment over the past twelve months. As I continue to ponder Wendell Berry’s suggestion that “there...
Mar 3, 2021 | Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
During the Church Conference that took place on February 28, 2021, members discussed three proposed schedules for Sunday morning activities at First Baptist Church. We recognize the deep hunger our members feel for the connection to community and the desire to resume...
Mar 3, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “I just want to see to see pictures of cute babies, dog videos, and funny cat memes. Is that too much to ask?” An exasperated friend shared this along with her lament that she felt forced to remove herself from social media altogether because of...
Feb 24, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places” (Wendell Berry). Perhaps more than any other, the public square has been desecrated by violent and destructive words and acts over the past year. The...
