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10 Minutes with Ezra and Nehemiah

I have a confession. The first time I read the Bible from cover-to-cover it was hard slogging for me. I found that...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
March 6, 2015
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Solomon to Exile in 10 Minutes

Solomon represents glory days for Israel; the Exile, a desperate time. Between these two are four centuries of...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
February 27, 2015
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10 Minutes with Samuel, Saul, and David

As we approach 1000 B.C., God’s ‘Story’ shifts from the turmoil of Judges to the potential of Kings. In our survey...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
February 20, 2015
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10 Minutes with Joshua and the Judges

Why is Israel so important in God’s ‘Story’? As a person of British descendant I could feel left out – as can other...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
February 13, 2015
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40 years (or more) in 10 minutes (or less)

Turning the page from Genesis to Exodus takes us forward almost 400 years. The descendants of Jacob, renamed...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
February 6, 2015
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A 10 Minute Tour of Genesis

A tour of an unfamiliar place can make all the difference. I’ve traveled to many foreign cities. Some of them are...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
January 30, 2015
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Five questions for reading impact

As you read or listen intentionally to the Historical Backbone of the Bible do you ask what it means for your life?...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
January 23, 2015
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Grasping God's 'Story'

The New Testament opens with a genealogy that is “shorthand” for God’s ‘Story’ up to that point (Matthew 1:1-17)....
Dr. John B. MacDonald
January 16, 2015
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Five basic steps for learning God's 'Story'

"How to assemble a jigsaw puzzle” is another title I could have used. One of the Christmas traditions of our...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
January 9, 2015
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Living God's 'Story' – two problems and a solution

As we explore what it means to live God's ‘Story’, I begin by proposing two problems and a solution. Problem #1 We...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
January 2, 2015

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