Aug 25, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris It’s been a hard week. I find myself having PTSD-like responses to the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in our community. The questions of the past 18 months continue to ambush my heart and mind. They are difficult to resolve or even dispel. ...
Aug 18, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “What was it that prompted you to join this church?” I posed the question to Ed and Mary, members of our former church in Western North Carolina. To be honest, this couple stood out like a sore thumb in that very unconventional Baptist church. It...
Aug 11, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Muraho.” We all echoed tentatively, “Muraho.” It was our first lesson in Kinyarwandan, one of the primary languages spoken in Rwanda. Members of the FBC family currently live in Kigali and work with Rwandan Christians, training and mobilizing...
Aug 4, 2021 | Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris As the saying goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” The cartoons of David Hayward have certainly illustrated this statement for me. In a single pane, he is often able to capture more than I could say in a 2,500-word sermon. In his...
Jul 28, 2021 | Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris My wife and I love finding new foods and experiencing cuisine from around the world. Our greatest joy, however, may come from not having to prepare, tend to, or clean up in the kitchen. We just show up and let someone else do all the work for...
Jul 21, 2021 | Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris The first time I toured Matt’s Asheville studio, I couldn’t take my eyes off the large pile of yard clippings lurking in the corner. To me, it appeared to be little more than a common brush pile — one you might find in the backyard after a...
