44: Max Newlin: Faith, Family & Farmland
- Author
- Lexie Manor
- Published
- Wed 20 Aug 2025
- Episode Link
- https://audioboom.com/posts/8765358
In Episode 44 of Words of the Wise, host Lexie Manor sits down with Max Newlin, an 84-year-old lifelong Plainfield, Indiana resident, farmer, husband, and man of deep faith.
From a playful kiss on the playground in first grade to nearly 64 years of marriage, Max’s love story with his wife Beverly is as enduring as it is inspiring. He reflects on their simple but powerful marriage advice: “Two words: yes ma’am.”
Max and Beverly raised three children, including their son Brad, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer at 22 while studying to be a minister at Taylor University. Brad passed away at just 23, and in his honor, the family established a scholarship that continues to bless future ministers. Max’s faith carried him through, as he shared: “I knew where he was.”
Throughout the episode, Max reflects on:
From a playful kiss on the playground in first grade to nearly 64 years of marriage, Max’s love story with his wife Beverly is as enduring as it is inspiring. He reflects on their simple but powerful marriage advice: “Two words: yes ma’am.”
Max and Beverly raised three children, including their son Brad, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer at 22 while studying to be a minister at Taylor University. Brad passed away at just 23, and in his honor, the family established a scholarship that continues to bless future ministers. Max’s faith carried him through, as he shared: “I knew where he was.”
Throughout the episode, Max reflects on:
- His childhood lessons in self-reliance: “My parents didn’t give me anything, they gave me everything.”
- His decades of farming the land he grew up on and the joy of “watching things grow.”
- His lifelong commitment to serving others: “I hope to be remembered as someone who tried to serve the Lord.”
- Opening his home and heart to friends who became family.
This episode is both tender and timeless—a testimony of a man whose faith shaped his family and his community, and whose legacy of love and service will continue to ripple through generations.
