Mar 17, 2021 | Adults, Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” So goes Jesus’ words from this week’s gospel reading (John 12:24). Death is not something...
Mar 10, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “The hospital looks and feels like a war zone,” cried one headline in March 2020. Sadly, numerous subsequent headlines have echoed the sentiment over the past twelve months. As I continue to ponder Wendell Berry’s suggestion that “there...
Mar 3, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “I just want to see to see pictures of cute babies, dog videos, and funny cat memes. Is that too much to ask?” An exasperated friend shared this along with her lament that she felt forced to remove herself from social media altogether because of...
Feb 24, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places” (Wendell Berry). Perhaps more than any other, the public square has been desecrated by violent and destructive words and acts over the past year. The...
Feb 17, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places.” Wendell Berry’s words frame my own thinking this Lent. As I reflect on my own circumstances, I want to encourage us all to think about how we might reclaim...
Feb 10, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Wendell Berry is the kind of Baptist I want to be when I grow up. A Kentucky farmer, the 86 year old novelist, poet, essayist, and environmentalist faithfully advocates for a deep connection to our land and for a corresponding spirituality of...
