Nov 30, 2022 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Have you made your Christmas list, yet?” I can no more tell you how many times I heard that growing up than there are stars in the heavens. Its refrain echoes through our Christmas conversations to this day — though now it is grandparents,...
Nov 23, 2022 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris This past Sunday, I sat in the choir loft, eyes glued on the handbell ensemble playing the offertory song. The tune that they were playing was an old Shaker hymn. Had they been singing, these are the words: “’Tis the gift to be simple,...
Nov 22, 2022 | Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
It’s that time again — time to gather around the table together and celebrate the achievements of the past year. Then, we look forward to a new year. We will hear from our Nominating Committee about the changing of the guard for our lay ministries in 2023....
Nov 16, 2022 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Where do you come from? Who are your people? Our families of origin can tell us a lot about a person. Some of it, we are proud of — legacies of faith, hard work, respect, and a good name passed down from generation to generation. For others, we...
Nov 14, 2022 | Homepage Feature, Music Ministry News, News, Reported in the E-Vision
The King of Instruments & The Instrument of Kings The Seipp / Sheets duo will perform at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15 at First Baptist Griffin. With Chuck Seipp on trumpet and Randall Sheets on the organ and piano, this pair crafts a unique, engaging, and...
Nov 9, 2022 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Another election season is (mostly) behind us and we are left to ask, “What now?” I feel compelled to offer a pastoral response. The past months and years continually remind us that this is a time of deep division. I admit that my...
