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You are Naos

“I’m what? What’s naos?” you ask. “And how does it help me to live in that place of wholesome tension between...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
April 11, 2014
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Silly Putty Spirituality

Silly Putty[1] was all the rage when I was a kid. It is a soft plastic-type material (actually silicone polymers)...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
April 4, 2014
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Ambassadors to the ‘Here and Now’

What is an ambassador? You may picture a distinguished white-haired person in formal clothing. Perhaps a colorful...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
March 28, 2014
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I was on my way to the temple when …

The tale is told that in or about the year 1210 Francis of Assisi had an audience with Pope Innocent III. During...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
March 21, 2014
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Culture toward God

Have you travelled much?  In most places it is difficult to miss the religious sites. The largest religious...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
March 7, 2014
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God toward Culture

Having surveyed the participants in the dynamic relationships among God, Christians, and Culture, we now explore...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
February 28, 2014
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Testing Traditions

What do you think of these traditions? Vehicles in North America drive on the right side of the road; in the United...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
February 22, 2014
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Culture and the biblical world

In previous blogs we noted that the word ‘culture’ is one of the most complicated words in the English language,...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
February 15, 2014
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Bridges of Flesh

“What is a Christian?” How would you answer this question? For me, I thought it would be easier to answer. Pat...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
January 25, 2014
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Three Absolutes

What factors are common to every human whenever they live, wherever they live, and however they live? In other...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
January 10, 2014

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