Mar 26, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris A few summers ago, our family piled into a borrowed minivan, set the GPS north, and set off. We ate cheesesteaks in Philadelphia, toured the First Baptist Church of America in Providence, and ended up on the coast of Maine. There, in Bar Harbor,...
Mar 12, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris It is astonishing to me how many of the kids in my suburban Dallas neighborhood growing up had powers of supersonic hearing. We could be playing just about anywhere in a three-or-four-block radius — street hockey, football, NERF guns, whiffle...
Mar 5, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Leonard Sweet tells the story of a monastery where the monks were not at peace with each other or with God. They were often impatient, angry, or jealous. Their prayer times were interrupted by petty squabbles and interpersonal conflict. Work was...
Feb 19, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris In a previous season of ministry, I spent time each week in the local jail leading a Bible study for inmates. I remember the day that Chris walked into my study. His long dreads were swinging back and forth across his back and his wiry frame was...
Feb 12, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris How much of an impact can one life make? I wondered that as I prepared to step into the pulpit this past Sunday. I was preaching on Jesus calling the first disciples. That was a “rag-tag” group if ever there was one — fishermen, tax collectors,...
Feb 5, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris From the moment that Pastor Grady Caldwell walked into my office, I felt a connection. Maybe it was his ear-to-ear smile, gregarious charm, or the fact that he greeted me with a hug instead of a simple handshake, but I just knew we were...
