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Part 4, Stories Behind Hope When Your Heart Breaks
This week, I met a remarkable person. She and her husband have two beautiful children. Their oldest, a daughter, has Rett Syndrome. ...
Michael W. Newman
Feb 14, 20183 min read
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A Gift to Defeat Heartbreak and Grief
When 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. Newman
Jan 12, 20182 min read
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Part 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. Newman
Dec 29, 20173 min read
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Stories 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. Newman
Dec 18, 20172 min read
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Trouble With Men
Matt Lauer. Garrison Keillor. Add them to the growing list of men who have been hurtful, domineering, abusive, and careless toward...
Michael W. Newman
Dec 2, 20173 min read
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Murder and a Lifeline
You 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. Newman
Oct 9, 20172 min read
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Hope When Your Heart Breaks
Doug 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. Newman
Aug 10, 20172 min read
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Obstacle or Vantage Point
On 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. Newman
Jul 6, 20172 min read
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Barnum 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. Newman
May 25, 20172 min read
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Ray Kroc and the Reformation
If 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. Newman
Apr 28, 20172 min read
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New Starts for New People
I 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. Newman
Mar 27, 20172 min read
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World 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...
Michael W. Newman
Feb 16, 20172 min read
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Hidden Figures
One of the best movies I’ve ever seen is the newly released “Hidden Figures.” It is the story of brilliant NASA mathematicians laboring...
Michael W. Newman
Jan 11, 20172 min read
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What Servants Do
The Post-Communion Canticles found in the Lutheran Service Book reflect not only the heart of God, the central focus of the Scriptures,...
Michael W. Newman
Dec 5, 20162 min read
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The Real Reformation
Martin Luther took a major step in crystallizing Reformation theology when he introduced a "theology of the cross" in April of 1518 in...
Michael W. Newman
Oct 29, 20162 min read
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Replying Like Jesus
Do you get defensive when someone challenges you? Do you respond with a counter-attack when someone expresses hurt or opposition? Rarely...
Michael W. Newman
Sep 9, 20162 min read
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Thriving in the Wilderness
The Christian Church has run into obstacles throughout history. There were times when everything looked like it was falling apart. From...
Michael W. Newman
Aug 22, 20162 min read
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