Feb 22, 2023 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris In the news this week, the Southern Baptist Convention decided to oust Saddleback Church, one of the largest churches in the denomination. The California church, started by Rick Warren, was “deemed not in friendly cooperation with the Convention,...
Feb 15, 2023 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “You may write me down in history / With your bitter, twisted lies, / You may trod me in the very dirt / But still, like dust, I’ll rise.” Those defiant words of Maya Angelou’s poem, “Still I Rise,” echo in my head as I prepare for Lent...
Feb 8, 2023 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Bezalel and Oholiab are two of my favorite Bible characters. Who? While they performed an extremely important task for the people of Israel, they don’t get much “air time” in the text. After leading the Israelites out of Egypt, God gave...
Feb 1, 2023 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Since the storms of January 12, members of our community have shared their experiences coping with the tragedy and its aftermath. For some, it was a trauma that they have been reliving repeatedly. They may still experience the sounds and sites...
Jan 25, 2023 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris One of the more heart-breaking and touching experiences I had over the past week was a conversation between two neighbors. Their respective houses were only yards apart, yet one had been flattened by an uprooted tree, while the other sat...
Jan 18, 2023 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris O God, I confess that I may have lied this week. Lied is such a strong word. Maybe I can rightly say that I didn’t believe as I was supposed to believe…or was expected to believe. I said the right words with my mouth, reading them straight from...
