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...
Feb 3, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
Saved by Beauty By Steven Norris I think that I could have stood before the van Gogh original all day. Was it the swirl of colors across the canvas? Was it the way the artist captured the light playing on the subject? In the beauty of oil on canvas, I was pretty sure...
Jan 27, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be shot at by both sides.” That would have been my recommendation — that is, if Jesus has asked me for advice on the Beatitudes. If you’ve ever read the opening verses of Jesus’...
Jan 20, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “How long to sing this song?” Since they were propelled to stardom in the early 1980s, U2 has been one of the most successful rock bands of modern time. Known for its innovative, stadium-filling, anthemic rock sounds, their lyrics are frequently...
