Tag: Norris Burkes
Talks, Walks, and Squawks
Most of my Folsom readers are new and therefore don’t know that I’ve been writing this column in a...
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Veteran’s Day Commentary: Military Spouses Also ‘Volunteer’
This Veteran’s Day I’d like to challenge you to spread your thanks-for-serving sentiment toward...
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Never injecting myself into their story
In my new book, “Tell it To the Chaplain,” I describe the yearlong postgraduate residency I took...
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Coaching conversations at the class reunion
“Norris Burkes,” I yell into the ear of an elderly man standing inside a boisterous hotel banquet...
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A Labor Day look at the books I’ve read
If I ever come to your house, I’ll likely take a sideways glance at your bookshelves. I don’t mean...
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Two life stages share one goal
The author of Ecclesiastes says there is “a time to every purpose under the heavens; a time to be...
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Speaking healing or hurt is a choice
The Bible describes rebellious people as being “stiff-necked.” I don’t know how rebellious I am,...
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The Chaplain vs Chaplin
I’ve been addressed by many names during my chaplain careers in both the military and healthcare....
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A ‘dimwitted’ near death experience
As a retired hospital chaplain, I’m often pulled into discussions about near-death experiences....
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Frequently Flying in God’s Grace
There’s absolutely nothing I love to do more than travel. Like the circuit-riding preachers of...
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Skipping church and taking a God hike
“Who wants to skip church next Sunday?” I ask my little congregation in Nevada City. No one dares...
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My Wedding Rules
My Wedding Rules Next week, my wife, Becky, and I fly to Peoria, Illinois, to attend a celebration...
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