Spirituality In Everyday Life
Norris Burkes
As a military and hospital chaplain, I routinely observe the stories of faith in the everyday lives of real people. My site tells those faith stories in a humorous, hope-filled, and honest way. I believe you will find them inspiring and potentially life-changing. Most of all, I believe the insight within these stories will connect with your story in a meaningful way. Enjoy!
Thriving Beyond Surviving
As a hospital and military Chaplain Norris Burkes has seen things he must never tell. Yet as a syndicated columnist in 38 secular newspapers around the country, he has found ways to share shades of the sacred with his readers.
This book compiles ten years of newspaper columns that takes you into the military battlefield as well as the trauma rooms of major hospitals.
Recent Columns From Norris Burkes
By Norris Burkes Sept 8 2024 Last year I wrote a book called, “Tell It to the Chaplain.” If you’ve seen it, then you’re likely wondering why this headline makes the opposite request. My title refers to certain phrases people use that cause me to jokingly reply, “Don’t ever say that to a chaplain.” When […]
[Read More]By Norris Burkes, Sept 1, 2024 Labor Day weekend is the time I share my annual book recommendations as well as shamelessly plug my own four books. So if you read only one book this year, read all four of mine. But after that, please read “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals […]
[Read More]By Davalynn Spencer Aug 25 2024 Davalynn Spencer has edited my columns for 15 years. She is the author of the award-winning, inspirational Western series, “The Cañon City Chronicles,” 14 additional novels and one devotional book for women. Connect with her via her website at www.davalynnspencer.com. Characters Real and Imaginary Back when flip phones were on […]
[Read More]Byr Norris Burkes Aug 18 2024 I was 28 years old when the U.S. Air Force sent me to Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala., to complete Chaplain Basic Training. For three weeks, I sat elbow-to-elbow with other young chaplain wannabes. On my left side sat the first of many chaplain […]
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