Jan 26, 2022 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris On Saturday morning, I have been granted the opportunity to gather in our church library for a public conversation about one of my spiritual heroes, Eugene Peterson. Peterson is probably best known for The Message, his translation of the Bible...
Jan 19, 2022 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris I was teaching a class when the first call came. Unable to answer in the middle of my lecture, I listened to the voicemail afterwards: “Mr. Norris, we are calling from the Department of Family and Child Services. We have a foster care placement for...
Jan 12, 2022 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Wow! It is so good to make music with you again.” John and I had played together in a church band for a number of years. I knew that he was struggling with a deep sense of discontentment — in his church, his marriage, and his job. On more than one...
Jan 5, 2022 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris This year, I received one of the most meaningful Christmas presents I have ever received. It’s not very often that you get a gift that was over twenty years in the making. To explain, I need to give a little back story. When my mother turned...
Dec 29, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris I enjoy a film that makes you really think and wrestle with a topic or idea. For example, I revel in a good “twist” at the end — one that forces you to go back and rethink everything up to that point. I’m talking about the “aha” moment when the...
Dec 20, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Gloria in excelsis deo.” It is probably the most familiar of the four Christmas songs in Luke’s gospel. One of my favorite moments in our traditional Christmas Eve service is when one of our young people stands before the church and reads that...
