May 27, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris One of the most dangerous misconceptions I have experienced as a pastor is the idea that the gospel is all about getting our souls into heaven once we die. Certainly, “eternal life” cannot be about anything less than going to heaven once we die, but...
May 20, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris One little word – two little letters – forever changed my relationship with my children: “No!” They had been such little angels. Where did this little defiant 3 year old come from? No matter how much you grow up, there is still, somewhere...
May 13, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris When you hear the word, “kingdom,” what comes to mind? Do you think of names like Alexander the Great, Charlemagne, or King Arthur? Do you conjure up mythical kingdoms like those of Middle Earth in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings? The word “kingdom” it...
May 6, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “What’s in a name?” Shakespeare’s love-struck Juliet utters. “That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet.” For many of us, our names have significance that derive from family name, someone significant (friend, president,...
Apr 29, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Where does God live?” It was one of those questions that I got from my younger son when he would transform into our “bedtime philosopher.” Of course the “right” answer was “in heaven,” but I knew that I had not been true to the biblical story. When...
Apr 21, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris When you think about God, what mental images come to mind? An old man in the sky? A cosmic Santa Claus? A bespectacled therapist with a giant couch? A King? A Judge? A husband? A father? The contemporary spiritual writer, Brennan Manning has written:...
