Dec 1, 2021 | E-Vision, Grace Notes, Homepage Feature
By Steven Norris I don’t know if you have noticed, but Christmas songs are about all you hear on the radio these days. Each of us no doubt has their list of favorites — those songs that illicit all the various emotions of the season. Likewise, Luke’s Gospel...
Nov 22, 2021 | E-Vision, Grace Notes, Homepage Feature
By Steven Norris I come from sturdy people. I say this, not in a spirit of bragging, but simply as a statement of fact. They were blue collar folk — farmers and ranchers, mostly. They knew the satisfaction of a hard day’s work. They knew about tilling ground,...
Nov 17, 2021 | E-Vision, Grace Notes, Homepage Feature
By Steven Norris “Dear Lord…Thank you, Lord…Praise the Lord…Lord, have mercy.” To refer to the Divine as “Lord” is a rather common part of the prayer vocabulary for people of faith. What does it mean, however, to call Jesus, Lord? This Sunday marks a...
Nov 10, 2021 | E-Vision, Grace Notes, Homepage Feature
By Steven Norris “Are you listening to me?” After being together for more than two decades, my wife has gotten pretty good at reading my facial expressions. That said, I’m afraid that the glazed over eyes and far-away look probably gave me way pretty easily. ...
Nov 3, 2021 | E-Vision, Grace Notes, Homepage Feature
By Steven Norris The smell of homemade buttermilk biscuits transported me across space and time to summer in my Mamaw’s kitchen. There, mornings regularly consisted of a hot biscuit smothered with homemade pear preserves made from the week’s harvest. That is one...
Oct 27, 2021 | E-Vision, Grace Notes
By Steven Norris “Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly.” Good for you, Bartimaeus. You wouldn’t be silenced and your plea for mercy reached the ears of someone who could do something about it. Thank you for speaking up and not...
