Nov 22, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris I come from sturdy people. I say this, not in a spirit of bragging, but simply as a statement of fact. They were blue collar folk — farmers and ranchers, mostly. They knew the satisfaction of a hard day’s work. They knew about tilling ground,...
Nov 17, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Dear Lord…Thank you, Lord…Praise the Lord…Lord, have mercy.” To refer to the Divine as “Lord” is a rather common part of the prayer vocabulary for people of faith. What does it mean, however, to call Jesus, Lord? This Sunday marks a...
Nov 10, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris “Are you listening to me?” After being together for more than two decades, my wife has gotten pretty good at reading my facial expressions. That said, I’m afraid that the glazed over eyes and far-away look probably gave me way pretty easily. ...
Nov 3, 2021 | Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
During our services on Sunday, November 7, we will participate in the tradition of recognizing members of First Baptist Griffin who have passed away over the past year. We will also observe the Lord’s Supper (Communion) and take up a special offering for our...
Nov 3, 2021 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris The smell of homemade buttermilk biscuits transported me across space and time to summer in my Mamaw’s kitchen. There, mornings regularly consisted of a hot biscuit smothered with homemade pear preserves made from the week’s harvest. That is one...
Oct 7, 2021 | Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
October 11-15 affords many of our families an opportunity for a respite—it’s fall break. While our church offices will remain open during this week, we will not be holding regular Wednesday night activities on October 13th. We wish safe travels to all those who...
