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Norman Bishop

Norman Bishop

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Oct 3, 2025

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Norm Bishop lives in southeast Kentucky and serves as Assistant Professor of Education at Alice Lloyd College, where he is also developing a Special Education Major. He is also in the final stretch of his doctorate, working on his dissertation for EdD in Educational Leadership! Norm also had a long career as a special education teacher, administrator, and professor working as a consultant for the Arizona Department of Education. He has been blessed with a family of four grown children spread around the country and a wife, Donna. who resides with him in Tucson, Arizona.


He has been a devoted Christ-follower since his profession of faith in Christ on November 12, 1968. Writing and teaching are his God-given call, and with the Lord’s assistance he has published computer assisted academic curriculum, curriculum materials, journal articles, grants, children’s short stories and most recently a college course textbook.


His Christian ministry has been focused in the area of Children’s christian education, teaching, directing, creating programs and writing biblically-based curriculum.

Posts (19)

Jun 5, 2021 ∙ 7 min
Stewardship is Wise
PRIORITIZING STEWARDSHIP “Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.” Proverbs 3:9-10 NIV King Solomon’s book of Proverbs provides the reader with practical advice for abundant living. In this passage, we have to understand the practice of the early Hebrews. They were required in the Old Testament Torah to give to the priests the first part of the olive oil, wine, and...
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Jun 3, 2021 ∙ 6 min
How God Trains Us
DISCIPLINE GOD’S WAYPROVERBS 3:11-12 “My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.” NIV The concept of discipline conjures up all kinds of images—punishment, asceticism, regulation, authority, control. For many people, discipline is to be avoided at all costs. However, Solomon teaches us to welcome discipline, especially when it comes from God. Solomon’s terse statements are rich...
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Jun 3, 2021 ∙ 5 min
Abundant Living: Proverbs
DAY THREE-ABUNDANT LIVING The fatherly advice of this wise saying contains a warning and a promise humility and godly living bring health and well-being. The two parts are inextricably bound together. Wise King Solomon warns us of the foolishness of worldly living. The king teaches that we must NOT be wise in our own eyes, that we MUST fear the Lord and we MUST shun (or push away) evil. If any man could smugly claim to be wise, it would be Solomon. In 1 Kings 3:12, God Himself called Solomon...
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May 17, 2020 ∙ 2 min
Prioritize Love and Faithfulness
Proverbs 3:3-4 states “Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.” Examine this verse. God is telling us that there are two characteristics that we should never reject: love and faithfulness. The original word in Hebrew for love is the deep form of love-passion for God that results in obedience. Faithfulness implies reliability. This verse further implores...
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May 16, 2020 ∙ 4 min
How Do I Become Wise?
Proverbs 3:1-12 How Do I Become Wise? The Book of Proverbs has much to teach us about how God wants us to live our lives. The English Dictionary definition of a proverb is “a concise saying that illustrates a truth.” The Latin word, proverbium is the derivative word from which the English word proverb came. It means “ a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which expresses a truth based on common sense or the practical experience of mankind.” The English definition is more...
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Feb 20, 2011 ∙ 0 min
Proverbs for Wise Living
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Feb 20, 2011 ∙ 1 min
Stewardship and Spirituality
Spirituality and stewardship are inextricably linked in scripture, from Genesis to Hebrews. God longs to receive our worship through giving Him our best possessions and talents. He alone is worthy of our worship.
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Feb 20, 2011 ∙ 1 min
Discipline God's Way
The concept of discipline conjues up all kinds of images--punishment, asceticism, regulation, authority or control. For many people, discipline is to be avoiced at all costs. However, solomon teaches us to welcome discipline, especially whe it comes from God.
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Feb 20, 2011 ∙ 1 min
Humility and Godly Fear
Godliness and humility are indispensible virtues to impart to your children. King Solomon teaches that holiness, godly fear and obedience produces abundant life and intimacy with God and others.
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