Jun 30, 2021 | Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Freedom. It makes perfect sense that this would be on my mind this week. Our annual celebration of Independence Day this weekend reminds us of the importance of freedom — the high cost of freedom. Barbara Crafton, however, wisely reminds us that,...
Jun 23, 2021 | Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris My oldest son recently came to me with a request. He was interested in starting his own lawn-care business this summer and needed some help creating a flyer to advertise to the neighbors. After taking a business elective this past year in school,...
Jun 16, 2021 | Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “I’m bored.” We’re only days into summer vacation and I can’t help but wonder how many parents have already heard that phrase uttered a few times. I wonder how many children have already sulked around the house with long faces and mellow-dramatic...
Jun 9, 2021 | Adults, Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
I had been waiting for this night for months. My wife and I left Griffin early to drive to Atlanta for the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit. The show was far from perfect — I wish it had been about twice as long and that higher quality reproductions of his paintings...
Jun 2, 2021 | Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Summer break is upon us. Both of my boys recently finished their final exams, marking the welcomed end of an unusual school year. As I was thinking about that, I was reminded of a “final exam” posed to Jesus by some of the religious leaders of...
May 26, 2021 | Grace Notes, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Here I raise mine Ebenezer; hither by Thy help I’m come.” I distinctly remember holding the hymnal, singing the second verse of Robert Robinson’s classic, “Come Thou Fount,” and thinking, “What in the world are we singing?” At the time, my only...
