Dec 17, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris We stretched the toboggans over our ears, wrapped the scarves around our necks, and piled into the church van armed with a stack of lyric sheets and heart full of Christmas cheer. Arriving at the first house, we circled the steps leading up to the...
Dec 10, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris My wife and I looked at each other with shock and disappointment. How had we allowed it to happen again!? We had just finished coordinating our calendars for the week. Here it was, only the second week into Advent, and there was not a free night...
Dec 3, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Where do you come from? Who are your people? The answers to such questions give context and location to a life. It is no surprise that the story of Jesus begins with a genealogy (Matthew 1:1-17) — tracing his lineage back to Israel’s origins and...
Nov 26, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris To witness a miracle can change your life. Getting up close and personal with Divine power has a way of re-organizing your priorities and humbling even the loftiest ego. Sometimes, however, miracles show up in the most overlooked places. Not too...
Nov 19, 2025 | Homepage Feature, Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
by Steven Norris It was a Friday around lunch. I had gotten the famous hamburger special at Milltowne Gourmet (only available on Fridays) but had decided to eat my lunch outside. The day was idyllic — warm sun on my skin, gentle breeze blowing, the coolness of fall...
Nov 12, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris As a child of blended families, there were six of us boys scattered across households. My mother had two biological children, of which I am the oldest, though I am number four of the larger pack. In such an environment, there are certain skills one...
