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Forgiveness Illustrated

  Before relating a great story, let me reinforce our starting point.   'Therapeutic forgiveness' Our modern...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
April 15, 2016
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Confusing love and forgiveness

Love and forgiveness are often confused with each other. The confusion results in loss.  The accompanying photo...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
April 8, 2016
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Reclaiming Forgiveness

What is your understanding and practice of forgiveness?  How you answer this crucial question impacts your...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
April 1, 2016
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What would you say?

What would you say if you could speak to a large audience of Muslims?  Recently, I had the privilege of speaking on...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
March 25, 2016
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Three Elements of Conflict

Conflict happens.   An older couple was appalled. They were part of a conversation in which we were discussing some...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
February 26, 2016
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8 Qualities of Shepherd-Leaders

Can we improve on 'servant-leadership'? I propose 'shepherd-leadership'.  One author points out that, in the Bible,...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
February 12, 2016
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A leader’s personal litmus test

In high school we used litmus paper to reveal whether a solution was acidic or alkaline. This has become a...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
January 29, 2016
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Starting over on leadership

What is leadership? If you were to teach on leadership in a different culture on a different continent, what and...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
January 8, 2016
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What if ...?

For me, writing is an act of discovery. One thing leads to another, and soon I'm exploring something new. This post...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
December 24, 2015
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Paul's Covert Use of Scripture

David McAuley. Paul’s Covert Use of Scripture: Intertextuality and Rhetorical Situation in Philippians 2:10-16....
Dr. John B. MacDonald
December 8, 2015

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