Steve Norman

Oct 23, 2024 | normantranscript.com | Steve Byas |Steve Norman

You ran a column in the 10/23 edition, in which the author opposes the Electoral College. I can only make a few points in a short letter. First, what I have found is that most who oppose the Electoral College are either opposed to, or are ignorant, of our federal system of government, and that the Founders did not create a direct democracy, but rather a republic.

Aug 12, 2024 | share.transistor.fm | Steve Norman

What is The New Norm? When I was in high school, one of my nicknames was “Norm.” In my first real job out of college, I was one of two “Steves” at the office. Because the other was my boss, I became Norm again. Thus, the “New Norm.”I’ve worked in churches for over twenty years, and part of my current journey is learning, re-learning, and unlearning some critical lessons I picked up along the way.

Dec 5, 2023 | preachingtoday.com | Steve Norman |Kevin Miller |Ryan Welsh |Scott Gibson

Does it seem like Christmas is starting earlier and earlier each year? It feels like the day after Halloween the Christmas commercials begin. I try to hold Christmas at bay in my mind until after Thanksgiving. But last week I had a meeting with the creative team at our church to start talking about Easter. Sometimes it feels like the weeks and the seasons all start to blur together. If there hadn't already been four inches of snow in Detroit, I wouldn't even know it's winter.

Nov 9, 2023 | preachingtoday.com | Steve Norman |Lee Eclov |Matt Woodley |Kevin Miller

“Peace.” Like joy and hope, peace is one of those words that dissolves into Christmas white noise. We see it in on cards, ornaments, and home décor knickknacks. We hear it in songs and children’s holiday programs. And yes, we hear it and speak it in sermons. If you’re like me, you can hear it so frequently it’s easy to drift into sentimental chatter, stripped of the gravitas peace demands. It’s as if we’ve come to settle for a two-dimensional understanding of peace; one that’s flat and thin.

Jun 14, 2023 | preachingtoday.com | Sean Palmer |Timothy J. Peck |Steve Norman |Ryan Welsh

On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved African Americans that the Civil War had ended. And with the end of the war came the beginning of their freedom. Was it good? Yes. American chattel slavery had existed since 1619 and persisted in the country until the end of the Civil War in 1865. And while General Granger’s announcement was good, it really wasn’t news. At least it wasn’t new news. The war had actually ended on April 9, 1895.