New Man eMagazine
    Vol 15 No 43 New Man eMagazine November 5, 2008
Rescued From Polygamy by a Loving God

Brian Mackert grew up as one of the youngest in a polygamist Mormon family of 31 children. His experience so scarred him that, as a young man, he considered killing his father, but later found redemption in Christ. Today, Mackert is a Baptist minister who uses his testimony to reach out to men in prisons. He shared his remarkable story with New Man.

New Man: First, can you tell us about your background with fundamentalist Mormons?
 
Brian Mackert: I was born and raised in a fundamentalist polygamist Mormon family. My father has four wives and 31 children, and I was his 28th child. I’m a seventh-generation Mormon on my mother’s side. My family history in the Mormon faith goes back to the days of Joseph Smith, when polygamy was introduced. And from that time on, polygamy has been in my family right on down to me... Read More
A Glimpse of Eden in Autumn
By Andrew Peterson
 
So I was at the local art museum, and I saw a naked lady.
 
In my defense, I was there with my children and their elementary school group. They were studying surrealism or abstract art or something-or-other, 10 kids or so following their teacher around the main exhibit hall in a blob of suppressed energy, their hands placed firmly in their pockets so that they might resist the temptation to smudge a priceless Van Gogh with a boogery finger...Read More
The Problem With 'Mirror Muscles'
By Dino Nowak
 
Chest. Shoulders. Arms. Abs. Guys tend to focus on all of those “mirror muscles” when training. Today we’re going to focus on the muscles you can’t see in the mirror. Then we’ll learn how to train and get the benefits that come with these important but oft-neglected muscles...Read More
New Man’s ‘How-To’ Guide
 
How to Sink a Free Throw

Anyone can learn to sink a free throw, but if you’ve watched any of the NBA, you know that not everyone is willing to learn and practice the proper technique. Rick Barry was one of the best free-throw shooters in NBA history. He shot the ball …Read More

New Man Trivia
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1) Who was chosen to replace Judas as an apostle?
2) Who ran for President with the campaign slogan "Vote Yourself a Farm?"
3) What actor played the school principal in E.T., only to have his scene cut when Spielberg decided that his presence would be too distracting?

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