Nov 16, 2022 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Where do you come from? Who are your people? Our families of origin can tell us a lot about a person. Some of it, we are proud of — legacies of faith, hard work, respect, and a good name passed down from generation to generation. For others, we...
Nov 9, 2022 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Another election season is (mostly) behind us and we are left to ask, “What now?” I feel compelled to offer a pastoral response. The past months and years continually remind us that this is a time of deep division. I admit that my...
Nov 2, 2022 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Have you ever known a social chameleon? I am talking about that individual that seems to become a different person based on who is around them in a given moment. The person who will act one way around church folks and a completely different way...
Oct 25, 2022 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
Photo by Håkon Grimstad on Unsplash By Steven Norris Conversion is at the heart of the religious experience. The scriptures are full of stories of individuals who were headed in one direction (often a destructive, violent, or painful direction) when they have a...
Oct 19, 2022 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Every time that I hear the opening chords to the song, “Eye of the Tiger,” I can feel the blood start pumping through my veins. I picture Rocky Balboa, preparing to go into the boxing ring. The chorus of the song rings out in my head, “It’s the...
Oct 12, 2022 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “How are you today?” How many times does this conversation play out in our day-to-day discourse? Too often, we fall into social scripts and our brain disengages. We say things like, “I’m fine” or “Good” or “Hanging in there.” If you hear the...
