Apr 28, 2021 | Adults, Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Didn’t our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road and explained the scriptures to us?” We encounter these words from the two disciples who walked with Jesus on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:32). Though first thought to be a stranger,...
Apr 21, 2021 | Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? In Luke 24, two disciples on the road to Emmaus are pondering just that. They wonder what it means to be a follower of a crucified Messiah. They wonder how to make sense of unbelievable reports of an...
Apr 14, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris It’s the sevens that get me every time. As a child, I didn’t have any problem memorizing my multiplication facts, except when it came to the sevens. Even to this day, I have to really slow down and think about it when trying to multiply by seven....
Apr 7, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
Idle Tales? By Steven Norris “Bovine excrement!” Yes, you heard me right. That would be my translation of Luke 24:11. That’s exactly what the disciples said when the women showed up with a crazy message about an empty tomb and angelic messengers. Of course, none of...
Mar 31, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris This is Holy Week, the most important week in the year for the Christian. As we journey through this week, we near the end of the Lenten season, a period of reflection, confession, and prayer. The spirit of Lent might well be summed up in the...
Mar 24, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris The following is adapted from the author’s book Emptied Out: A Personal Journey Through Lent. I will forever remember the day my wife and I visited Vicksburg National Military Park. This park contains 17,077 graves of Civil War soldiers, of which...
