Jan 21, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris Have you heard the parable about the snake and the saw? One night a snake entered a shed looking for food. Whoever had last been in the shed had left it quite a mess with tools scattered about. As the snake explored the shed, he slithered over a saw,...
Jan 14, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
by Steven Norris The epidemic of addiction has wreaked untold havoc on individuals and families throughout our community, nation, and world. According to the U.S. National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), one in every six Americans (16.8%) aged 12 and older...
Jan 8, 2026 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris We are one week into the new year. How are your New Year’s resolutions going? Have you broken any yet? This is the time that many will make fresh commitments to do the things that keep slipping to the bottom of the to-do list — eat healthier, go to...
Dec 22, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris In the ebb and flow of broader cultural values, humility has fallen on hard times. There were times when folks recognized the importance of quiet strength — when men and women just did what was needed to serve their neighbor without the need to be...
Dec 17, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, News, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris We stretched the toboggans over our ears, wrapped the scarves around our necks, and piled into the church van armed with a stack of lyric sheets and heart full of Christmas cheer. Arriving at the first house, we circled the steps leading up to the...
Dec 10, 2025 | Grace Notes, Homepage Feature, Reported in the E-Vision
By Steven Norris My wife and I looked at each other with shock and disappointment. How had we allowed it to happen again!? We had just finished coordinating our calendars for the week. Here it was, only the second week into Advent, and there was not a free night...
