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Freelance Writer, Public Speaker, Author, Air National Guard Chaplain
Norris Burkes is a freelance writer and spiritual columnist. His column takes a spiritual, often comical - if not irreverent - look at everyday life. He first started writing the column for Florida Today on October 5,
2001 and began syndication with Gannett News Service on April 10, 2002. His column now runs in numerous papers around the country.
Chaplain Burkes is a chaplain in the California Air National Guard and active member of Impact Community Church.. He is endorsed by the Southern Baptist General Convention and is certified by the Association of Professional Chaplains.
He graduated from Baylor
University, Waco, TX,
receiving a Bachelor of Arts in religion and journalism. He
has a Master of Divinity degree from Golden
Gate Seminary in Mill Valley,
CA. He is a husband and father
of four. You can write to him at 
Norris' column can be found on a weekly basis in the following
newspapers reaching almost one million readers. Circulation figures available on Gannett site.
If you would like to have Chaplain Norris speak to your organization, religious community, or public library, please contact him at
- Florida
Today, Melbourne, FL
- FT Myers News Press, Ft Meyers, FL
- Times
Herald, Port Huron, MI
- Lansing State
Journal, Lansing MI
- Battle
Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, MI
- Manitowoc
Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc, WI
- Fon Du
Loc Reporter, Fon Du Loc, WI
- Green
Bay Press, Green Bay, WI
- Wisconsin Rapids Tribune, WI
- St. Cloud
Times, St. Cloud, MN
- Baxter
Bulletin, Mountain Home, AR
- The Greenville
News, Greenville, SC
- News
Journal at Mansfield, OH
- The Marrion
Star, Marrion, OH
- The
Coshocton Tribune, Coshocton, OH
- Chillicothe
Gazette, Chillicothe, OH
- Zanesville
Times Recorder, Zanesville, OH
- The
Norwich Bulletin, Norwich, CT
- Jackson
Sun, Jackson, TN
- The Coloradoan, Fort
Collins, CO
- Elk Grove Citizen, Elk Grove, CA
- Laguna Citizen, Laguna, CA
- Galt Herald, Galt, CA
- Inside Publications, Sacramento CA
- The News Leader, Staunton, VA
- Ocean County Observer, Toms River, NJ
- The Star Gazette, Elmira, NY
- The Leaf-Chronicle, Clarksville, TN
- The Ashland City Times, Ashland City, TN
- Chronicle-Tribune at Marion, Marion, IN
- The Star Press at Muncie, Muncie, IN
- Palladium-Item at Richmond, Richmond, IN
- The London Press, London, Canada
Magazine Columnist for:
Occasional contributor to:
- CBN.com
- Faith & Values.com
- Chicago Tribune
- San Francisco Chronicle
- Denver Post
- Des Moines Register
- Sacramento Bee
- Sacramento News & Review
- Tacoma Tribune
- Stockton Record
- Bloomberg.com
- Physicians Magazine
- Christian Reader
- SBC Life
- The Grizzly (Magazine for California Air National Guard)
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