Jul 31, 2024 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Music is made in the silences between the notes.” I first heard that phrase from one of my professors at the University of Southern Mississippi. It did not originate with him. In fact, I’ve seen it attributed to both Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and...
Jul 24, 2024 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris A church member recently approached me with a question. He has been reading through the Bible this year — something he has done a number of times. This year, however, a few passages hit him differently, especially those around violence connected...
Jul 17, 2024 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “It just feels like the world is conspiring against me.” I was listening to one of my community members lament recently about a number of difficulties that she and her family were facing — health, relational, financial, and safety issues in abundance....
Jul 9, 2024 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Recently, the state of Louisiana passed a law requiring that the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom in the state. As a Christian pastor who has devoted much of his life to studying the Bible and teaching it to others, I...
Jun 26, 2024 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris It felt like every single family in our neighborhood was out in the front yard staring at the night sky. No one had their porch lights on because we wanted to see as clearly as possible the distant light piercing through the dark canvas of the...
Jun 19, 2024 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris For the vacationing couple, the off-grid cabin in the woods was a wonderful change of pace from city life. Supercharged by a couple of days hiking up river, their adventurous spirit kicked in when they came across a canoe in the nearby shed. They...
