Jan 28, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris How do you create space for genuine connection with those who are different from you? For the first three weeks in January, a group in our church tried to do just that as we read and discussed Howard Thurman’s book, Jesus and the Disinherited. Thurman...
Jan 21, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Have you heard the parable about the snake and the saw? One night a snake entered a shed looking for food. Whoever had last been in the shed had left it quite a mess with tools scattered about. As the snake explored the shed, he slithered over a saw,...
Jan 14, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
by Steven Norris The epidemic of addiction has wreaked untold havoc on individuals and families throughout our community, nation, and world. According to the U.S. National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), one in every six Americans (16.8%) aged 12 and older...
Jan 8, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris We are one week into the new year. How are your New Year’s resolutions going? Have you broken any yet? This is the time that many will make fresh commitments to do the things that keep slipping to the bottom of the to-do list — eat healthier, go to...
Dec 30, 2025 | Grace Notes, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris The great Twentieth Century mystic, theologian, and pastor, Howard Thurman once told the story about a man who visited an antique store. It was an exclusive, upscale place typically frequented by those who could afford to purchase such rare items....
Dec 22, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris In the ebb and flow of broader cultural values, humility has fallen on hard times. There were times when folks recognized the importance of quiet strength — when men and women just did what was needed to serve their neighbor without the need to be...
