Michael W. NewmanApr 152 minAre You Forgetting the Hills?One of my running courses takes me to a vantage point where I can see rolling and beautiful hills in the distance. The vista is...
Michael W. NewmanNov 16, 20203 minDon't Give UpFor years, riding a stationary bike was part of my workout regimen. In the privacy and safety of my own home I could cross-train with...
Michael W. NewmanMar 22, 20203 minThe True Crown (La Verdadera Corona)What is the true corona? What corona prevails when all is said and done? La corona de la vida—the crown of life—given by the risen Savior
Michael W. NewmanOct 18, 20192 minSee Goliath FallWhat are the giants that threaten the Christian Church today? Atheism? Secularism? Materialism? Self-indulgence? Ego? Immorality? ...
Michael W. NewmanJan 5, 20192 minMusic in the MessTucked away in the corner of a Chick-fil-A I visited recently was a not-so-typical accessory of a fast-food restaurant. On the way to...
Michael W. NewmanMay 18, 20182 minA Word of Help After Another School ShootingA Santa Fe High School student commented, “It's been happening everywhere. I always felt eventually it would happen here, too.” The...
Michael W. NewmanApr 17, 20183 minAn Unlikely Lesson from the Bill Hybels StoryBill Hybels’ sudden resignation from Willow Creek Church and the Willow Creek Association has shaken the evangelical community and has...
Michael W. NewmanMar 21, 20183 minPart 5, Stories Behind Hope When Your Heart BreaksHow do you make sense of the Florida bridge collapse? Five of the victims just happened to be in vehicles under the 950-ton structure...
Michael W. NewmanFeb 14, 20183 minPart 4, Stories Behind Hope When Your Heart BreaksThis week, I met a remarkable person. She and her husband have two beautiful children. Their oldest, a daughter, has Rett Syndrome. ...
Michael W. NewmanJan 12, 20182 minA Gift to Defeat Heartbreak and GriefWhen heartbreak’s heavy paws are pushing on your chest, when its foul breath is choking life out of you, and when its sharp claws are...
Michael W. NewmanDec 29, 20173 minPart 2 of Stories Behind "Hope When Your Heart Breaks"My goal is not to depress you or to force you to endure an insufferable journey through dark and dismal events. By revisiting the deep...
Michael W. NewmanDec 18, 20172 minStories Behind "Hope When Your Heart Breaks"Someone asked me recently how I could write about grief and loss in a way that seemed like I really “got it.” The question made me...
Michael W. NewmanDec 2, 20173 minTrouble With MenMatt Lauer. Garrison Keillor. Add them to the growing list of men who have been hurtful, domineering, abusive, and careless toward...
Michael W. NewmanOct 9, 20172 minMurder and a LifelineYou never know who might be sitting next to you. You never know what they might have experienced. As I dined in a restaurant, I...
Michael W. NewmanAug 10, 20172 minHope When Your Heart BreaksDoug sat down to talk with me when I was only twenty-six years old and one month out of seminary. He just retired from his job in the...
Michael W. NewmanJul 6, 20172 minObstacle or Vantage PointOn one of my morning running routes, a big “do not enter” sign has been placed on a sidewalk to prevent foot traffic from venturing into...
Michael W. NewmanMay 25, 20172 minBarnum and Bailey Church?The elephants are no longer marching. The jugglers are no longer juggling. The trapeze artists have stopped their trapezing. Even the...
Michael W. NewmanApr 28, 20172 minRay Kroc and the ReformationIf you watched the movie “The Founder,” you saw an ambitious and egotistical man take credit for and earn profit from something he did...
Michael W. NewmanMar 27, 20172 minNew Starts for New PeopleI stayed at a new Home2 Suites hotel the other day. It’s a fairly new hotel brand in the Hilton family of hotels. Hilton Worldwide had...
Michael W. NewmanFeb 16, 20172 minWorld Dryers or Dyson Airblades?Berkeley, Illinois is the home of the World Dryer Corporation. The company makes those handy hand dryers you’re forced to use in...