Feb 5, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris From the moment that Pastor Grady Caldwell walked into my office, I felt a connection. Maybe it was his ear-to-ear smile, gregarious charm, or the fact that he greeted me with a hug instead of a simple handshake, but I just knew we were...
Jan 23, 2025 | Homepage Feature, Missions, Reported in the E-Vision
FBC is participating in a music camp in Kampala, Uganda with our mission partner, Amani Sasa, from June 6 through June 20, 2025. Our mission team includes Steven and Michelle Norris, Harrison Pugh, and Ryan Williams — all of whom will have a role in leading in the...
Jan 15, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris I wasn’t always a pastor. Many people forget that when their only experience of me has been in that role. Despite the fact that there are three generations of pastors in my lineage, it was not a foregone conclusion that I would follow their lead. I...
Jan 8, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Ashley was only nine months old when she came to live with our family. She and her brother, John (not their real names), were our first long-term foster placement. Overnight, they had new routines, new surroundings, new food, new smells, new names and...
Jan 1, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Bless you!” I hear it all the time. Typically, it follows one of my daily sneezing fits. Occasionally, it comes from a sweet old lady for whom I’ve been holding the door. Sporadically, it comes in response to some other form of goodwill offered to a...
Dec 23, 2024 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Every Christmas, I have a little tradition. I have never told anyone about this, because I do it for my own heart as an act of prayer. After the presents are opened and the dinner guests have gone, I open my computer and read a poem from Howard...
