Norman Brown
Chaplain Norman F. Brown graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, in 1969. He served aboard destroyers during the Vietnam conflict and ashore in San Diego, Calif., as an instructor. By then God had made clear his call to work in pastoral ministry, and Norman entered Calvin Theological Seminary, graduating in 1980. Chaplain Brown pastored churches during his ministry career but spent most of his time as a navy chaplain. During one assignment he served three years at Holy Loch, Scotland, where he and his wife, Ruth, encountered the Iona Community and their emphasis on spiritual disciplines. Chaplain and Mrs. Brown have three married children and nine grandchildren.
Devotions by Norman Brown
If God is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?
Shall We Go on Sinning?
What Must I Do to be Saved?
Were Not Our Hearts Burning?
Do You Love Me?
Why Seek the Living Among the Dead?
What Shall I Do . . . with Jesus?
Good Teacher, What Must I Do . . . ?
Peace on Earth?
Who is My Neighbor?
What Good Is It . . . ?
Who Do You Say I Am?
How Can Someone be Born Again?
What Do You Want Me to do For You?
Who is This?
What Are You Doing Here?
Whom Shall I Send?
Where Can I Go from Your Spirit?
How Can Young People Walk in Purity?
Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Will You Forget Me Forever?
What is Mankind . . . ?
Where Were You . . . ?
Will They Live Again?
November 2019
- If God is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?
- Shall We Go on Sinning?
- What Must I Do to be Saved?
- Were Not Our Hearts Burning?
- Do You Love Me?
- Why Seek the Living Among the Dead?
- What Shall I Do . . . with Jesus?
- Good Teacher, What Must I Do . . . ?
- Peace on Earth?
- Who is My Neighbor?
- What Good Is It . . . ?
- Who Do You Say I Am?
- How Can Someone be Born Again?
- What Do You Want Me to do For You?
- Who is This?
- What Are You Doing Here?
- Whom Shall I Send?
- Where Can I Go from Your Spirit?
- How Can Young People Walk in Purity?
- Why Have You Forsaken Me?
- Will You Forget Me Forever?
- What is Mankind . . . ?
- Where Were You . . . ?
- Will They Live Again?
- Why Do You Ask My Name?
- Will Not the Judge . . . Do Right?
- Am I My Brother's Keeper?
- What is this You Have Done?
- Did God Really Say . . . ?
- Where Are You?
April 2017
- All We Need to Know
- What Happened at the Beachfront Bbq
- 153 Fish!
- Loving the Unseen Savior
- From the Belly of the Beast
- The Divine Adversative
- Resurrected!
- The True Way to Life
- Sealed and Secured
- The Healthy Skeptic
- I Believe; Help . . .
- Emmaus Road: Walking Enlivened
- Emmaus Road: Walking Enlightened
- Emmaus Road: Walking in Ignorance
- The Resurrection: Frightening News
- Boldly Burying the Dead Savior
- What’s So Good About Good Friday?
- Washing Feet
- Betrayed!
- Chosen!
- Bitter Tears Over Jerusalem
- Shouting Stones
- Untamed Colts
- I Trust in You, Lord
- He Who Began a Good Work
- The Resurrection and the Life
- Jesus Wept
- Lazarus Is Dead
- Can These Bones Live?
- April’s Fool?
March 2015
- Put it Into Practice
- Finding Freedom
- Palm Sunday: “Hosanna”?
- Seeking the Mind of the Spirit Together
- A Glimpse of the Holy
- In the Spirit and in Truth
- Confession: Good for the Body
- Confession: Good for the Soul
- Our Footwashing Lord
- “We Would Like to See Jesus”
- Great Service
- The Way of the Cross
- Living the Cross-Life
- The Simple Life
- A Fast Secret
- Ask for Anything You Wish!
- God So Loved
- Lord, Teach Us to Pray
- Getting Away From the Noise
- Living in the Light of God’s Word
- Studying What God Inspired
- Warning: Sharp Edges!
- Sowing and Reaping
- Zealous Jesus
- Thirst Quenched
- Hearts Burning
- Jesus Explains Himself
- When Jesus Shows Up
- To What Is Jesus Inviting You?
- Walking the Ancient Paths
- Following Jesus