Oct 29, 2025 | Homepage Feature, Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris In the neighborhood where I grew up, street hockey was a favorite pastime. Since there was very little traffic in front of our house, us boys would don our rollerblades, grab our hockey sticks, and fire the puck from curb to curb. On the rare...
Oct 22, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris As I entered the church, the scene was almost comical. My shoulders bore the load of a backpack containing my laptop, iPad, notebooks, and other work paraphernalia. In my left hand was a canvas tote full of camera accessories. A tripod was...
Oct 15, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris As I passed by the marquee in front of the church, I knew that at least one person in that congregation had to have a wicked sense of humor. The sign read, “Jesus is coming. Look busy.” For 2,000 years, followers of Jesus have been looking for...
Oct 8, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris The day I received the keys to my first car changed my life. Pulling that 1979 Pontiac Phoenix out of the driveway and onto the road meant a new freedom and a new pace of life. No longer did I need to be picked up for school or to catch a ride to...
Oct 1, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Have you ever tried to fill a cup of water from a firehose? That is what it feels like every time that I tune in to my news source of choice. The headlines gush forth, pounding against my head, heart, and soul with such force that I lose the...
Sep 25, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Two Sundays ago, I stood before my congregation and preached a very different sermon from what I had prepared. Violence had dominated the news headlines throughout the week and I felt the Spirit leading me to a different word for that day. ...
