Bøger af Michael W Newman

Who isn't confronted with issues that shake you up and make your head spin? Who doesn't need help sorting through challenge that stretch your thinking? Life takes you apart. How can you get put back together? Steps Forward weaves the ups and downs of life into stories of an ordinary family. Each chapter guides the reader to a healthy dependence on God's strength and faithfulness. Do you need to discover the good news of God's compassion, direction, and hope? Do you want to move in the direction that leads to life? Let these stories help you in your story. It's time to grow. It's time to move ahead. It's time to take Steps Forward.

So... You admitted to someone you care deeply for this heartsick pain deep within yourself. And nothing changed. Absolutely nothing positive changed! Maybe something negative even resulted, amiright? Irrational as it appears: I ascertain continued abandonment, ignorance, forced-upon solitude smacking you instead of "support & care". It hurts something awful, eh, this damn darkness?! Yep, I get it, bro. Bigly! Furthermore, the "Darkness, Chill & Silence" emanating from this drowning dis-ease only adds more pain to our unending daily misery. Alone at night, we beg, we plead, we pray it were not that way; it remains the same scratched record. Make no mistake here, my brother. Seek Info. Ask Guys who know the deal. Knock on Doors of new-to-you places. Continue to delve; just... do it! And, heck yeah, push yourself to hope one more icy minute. Assuredly the needed Assistance comes always, though often in a Way so verily unexpected. Almost... miraculous?! Ha! And so-o-o bewildering! Moreover, The Help arrives unseen by man's eyes; it must be seen by the heart! Patiently endure, The Help always arrives at just the right timing... IF... and only... IF... we first choose to Believe! And then... Cooperate! Yes... YOU must do "Your Part"! {And, sorry, no one can do, or tell you, what "Your Unique Part" is! Believe, for this self-help book will encourage you to find and do "YOUR PART"!} There are volumes written by well-meaning, Ivy-educated, highly-experienced professionals which focus on clinical mental health. Ask around; many sufferers you know have read such books. The librarian can lead you to dozens on the shelves... after she scolds the two boys splashing each other from the water fountain. So... Why then was *this* book written? And why should a "real, down-home dude" (like you... or me) bother reading it? Because, broski, there are few (if any, really) mental health books just for men. Adult, mature men. Men like me; men like you. You & me, solidly authentic men, know damn well that "normal" men don't get where we are coming from, no matter the hard-pressed efforts we put forth to be understood. It's almost as if each man is set up to stand solo in The Fight. One man alone suffering the slog, the struggle, daily. You do have a tough fighter's Corner-man; you just don't know Him... yet! This book is made manifest because I, myself -- a sufferer of life-long jacked up mental health and the oldest son of a truly great HONEST man who suffered fatally -- saw the need. This is a book for men refusing to accept someone else labeling us manic, depressive, psychotic, delusional. Thus may be the only book that confronts the damned lies about our "need to take responsibility for becoming wrong-men". This is a book written by an authentic yet broken man, for other broken men yet to become authentic. I want to help you while it can still be easy for you to change your circumstances. I want you to know that you are NOT forever stuck where you are right now with bad mental health. I want you to know that life is full of decisions, and that positive changes for your mental health can happen if you put your own efforts and faith into better decisions. Nota Bene: To achieve the change you know you want, fomenting the efforts is going to be downright soul-searingly painful. You do have the possibility for positive change offered right in front of you, right now, whether or not you accept that reality. I do and did, even though it took me over three decades to accept... and Believe. All living men do. Why not take it up? Is there seriously any good reason not to?! Throw out one good reason not to accept and Believe... and the counterpunch will be the One Awesome Reason to jump off the wagon of disbelief and unacceptance. Your choice, brotado! Jump in, bro!... Make the Plunge!... The Waters, so do verily refresh! Ohhh, yes, they do!!!

Enjoy this new and improved version of Harrison Town! Join Ernest, his family and his friends as they travel through the ups and downs of life--discovering God's grace every step of the way. This book traces Ernest's life through middle school (the sequel to this book, Steps Forward, follows Ernest through high school). A new devotion/study guide follows each of the twenty-eight stories, and is custom-made for individual, family, or group study. These stories will inspire you and help you grow as a follower of Jesus. "Harrison Town comes to life in these pages just as vividly as does Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon--and maybe more so." Paul L. Maier, Best selling author of A Skeleton in God's Closet

You may have experienced the death of loved ones. Now you have questions: -Are they okay? -Are they themselves? -What are they doing? -Will they know you when you get to heaven? -Do you share a connection between heaven and earth? -How can you be sure to join them? And what about Judgment Day--and hell? "What Happens When You Die" seeks God's answers to those important questions. Does the Bible help you to understand the afterlife? Did Jesus offer any information about this crucial topic? Read and discover answers to your most important questions about the afterlife in "What Happens When You Die."

Millions of new believers in Jesus. Thousands of new churches. Communities rallying around the Gospel. Innovative efforts to send workers into the harvest fields. A Gospel movement sweeping a nation. This isn't merely a description of what God is doing in the global south today. It is a picture of God's work in the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries. The church was flourishing. Faith was being shared. New congregations were being started. People were receiving the hope of eternal life. Can it happen again? Is it possible for the Christian church in the United States to become vibrant and relevant once more? The answer may surprise you. Looking at a uniquely American Gospel movement as a case study, Gospel DNA traces five markers that lead to a flourishing church. Hope is closer than you may think. It's time to reconnect with Gospel DNA.

Go ahead, name your struggle: Grief, temptation, depression, worry, hopelessness, loss, anger, a broken heart. Struggles and storms will wash over your life. You can be sure of it. How will you respond? Will you lash out? Will you run away? Will you give in? Will you curl up in a ball and withdraw? Will you spin out of control? Or is there a better way? You can struggle poorly. You can let life's storms demoralize you, drag you down, and destroy you. You can give in to the expectations of the world. You can cave in to the prodding of the Evil One. Or you can struggle well. You can discover a different way to navigate the tossing waves of turmoil in your life. You can grow, become stronger, find peace, serve others, and draw closer to God during the difficult times you experience. Are you ready to take a new path through suffering and storms? It's time to refresh your heart and restore your soul. It's time to let God lead you to struggle well.

Two grandfathers. Each born in the same year. The story of their lives will shock you and delight you. The way their lives intersected will astound you. Michael Newman tells the story of his grandfathers and how the events of their lives led him to wrestle with the biggest questions of human existence. It started with a murder. It kept going because of a miracle. Be prepared to think, to ponder, and to observe. There are no easy answers when you look square in the face of reality. "There is No God, Or is There?" takes you on a journey you will never forget. It may even change your life forever. Discussion Guide included For more books by Michael W. Newman go to: www.mnewman.org

The Book of Revelation. It's been called mysterious, puzzling, and frightening. Some people say it's not worth reading. But why would Jesus' last word to His people be so irrelevant and unpractical? Could there be more to this final message than we realize? It's time to discover the inspiring, down to earth, and meaningful message of a misunderstood book of the Bible. Read Michael W. Newman's "Revelation: What the Last Book of the Bible Really Means." See why this compelling book of the Bible is so worthwhile. Study Guide included.

Just because you are the one being pursued doesn't mean that you don't have a way to make the bill collectors have to do their own due diligence. Moreover there are ways to protect your assets from creditors and ways to clear debts without filing bankruptcy. If it does ultimately turn to that, there are things you should know about bankruptcy and this book delves into these facts as well. Answering the questions should I declare bankruptcy, when should I declare bankruptcy, what is the difference between chapter 7 and chapter 13, as well as your attorney's duties when filing these cases. While these may seem like things which are talked about ad nausea in the news and in other publications, The book breaks it down for you in way that is easy to understand and quick to follow on the fly.

Who are you and what is your life all about? Are you aware that there is a force trying to steer your life off course with false outlooks, confused thoughts, and self-destructive actions? It's time to clear up the confusion. Satan's Lies offers solid truth to help you look at life in a brand new way, a way that is balanced, accurate, and focused on growth. If you need to be rescued from a frenzied pace in life or from feelings that make you want to give up, Satan's Lies will help deliver you from the devil's deception. These chapters, along with a study guide for individual, small group, or large group use, will expose the schemes of Satan and equip new and veteran believers for a stronger faith and life. It's time for restoration and truth. It's time to have new life breathed into you. It's time to expose Satan's Lies.

Do you ever wonder what your next step should be? If there is more to life? Do you crave something better? More than security or wealth success or popularity, what we really need is to be loved, to matter. But with all our inner strength and the world's create-your-own destiny attitude, with all our technology and know-how and savvy, we are helpless to truly satisfy that craving on our own. God's intention was never for us to have a dissatisfied, self-critical spirit. In His eyes, each of us is irreplaceable, carefully crafted, designed for a unique and noble purpose. And He is determined to reach us. Throughout the ages, amid all of the world's selfish rebellion, unthinkable corruption, ugly swirl of violence, and abject godlessness, the Lord God has shown that He works in a consistent and beautiful way. He draws close to us. He enters our existence. God reaches into our lives, turns us around, and fulfills every desperate, yearning, miserable need. God offers us grace. Pure, lavish, unending grace. Discover the life you crave.Features:Discussion questions for each chapterAccessible to all people of all faithsAnecdotes from contemporary everyday life, history, and the BibleDirects reader to apply Scripture to his or her life

There are five stages of grief. God gives you eight gifts to get through them.Grief can make you feel as if there is no way out. But before you give in, know that that is not true. Your loss and pain do not have the last word, Jesus does. In Getting Through Grief for Youth: Eight Biblical Gifts for Living with Loss, young adults will look to the Word to wrestle and watch as God's promise to make all things new and His promise of life transform their hope.

"All Christians experience heartbreak, hurt, and grief. Saddened by loss, we sometimes feel paralyzed and uncertain of how to move forward. This booklet is for people left with the gaping wound of grief, those dangling helplessly in sadness, wanting to move forward but lacking the resources to do so. The author reveals eight gifts of God for people wandering in the wilderness of anguish-presence, conversation, faith, hope, love, forgiveness, community, and purpose. He offers practical blessings from the Savior that bring freedom from crushing captivity and provide footholds out of the pit of despair"--