Jul 11, 2023 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
by Steven Norris “I am not in control of your life, but it seems to me that you are going to have to make a choice. You cannot continue to do two full-time callings. You are going to have to surrender control to one or the other.” I can still remember that...
Jul 5, 2023 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Am I my brother’s keeper?” It is a chilling question for those familiar with the opening chapters of the Bible (see Genesis 4). Adam has come to his eldest child, Cain, asking about the whereabouts of his brother, Abel. Those who know shudder,...
Jun 28, 2023 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris It is amazing how you can meet a perfect stranger and, within a very brief time, connect with them on a profound level. When my family traveled to Uganda last summer to work with one of our church’s mission partners, I had just such an...
Jun 21, 2023 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
by Steven Norris “Listen to advice, but follow your heart.” So said the great country artist, Conway Twitty. You could turn to countless other self-help websites or advice columns and find similar injunctions. There is no end to such popular wisdom, but is it a...
Jun 14, 2023 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
by Steven Norris There are a number of cringe-worthy sayings that people throw around as if they are indisputable truth. We are often convinced that the Bible says these things…until we go looking for a specific reference. One such saying goes something like...
Jun 7, 2023 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
by Steven Norris Over the past two weeks, I’ve suggested that there are some sayings we should avoid when speaking to a grieving family. Too often, we revert to platitudes and cliches that reinforce unhelpful ideas about God and the role of suffering. The French...
