Apr 15, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris What is the one thing that God declared as “not good” in the creation story? That Adam was alone. Created in God’s image, humans were created for community and relationship. The Lord’s Prayer begins with an invitation into community. The opening...
Apr 7, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
by Steven Norris Prayer is at the heart of most forms of spiritual practice. We long for connection to some reality that is greater than ourselves — a transcendent power or force that we often refer to as God. Prayer is the vehicle for such connection. If you...
Apr 1, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
by Steven Norris How have you journeyed the road to the cross this Lent? Early on, I opted for a visual devotional to guide me through the 40 days — meditating on images over words. Jessica Claire Bond is a digital artist from New Zealand, and her series of images...
Mar 25, 2026 | Homepage Feature, Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Some places in this world are indescribably different. Set apart. Sacred. Transcendent. While traveling last spring, my wife and I visited just such a place in Covington, KY. The first time I entered the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, I knew...
Mar 17, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris I am product of having grown up in evangelical church youth groups of the 1980s and 1990s. Ubiquitous in the youth groups of the day were little canvas bracelets that contained the phrase WWJD? This stood for the question, “What Would Jesus Do?”...
Mar 11, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Like much of the world, I was captivated over the past few weeks watching U.S. Olympic Figure Skater, Alyssa Liu (pronounced “Ally-sa Lee-oh”) compete in Italy, but not for the reasons you might expect. It wasn’t the skill of her impressive...