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The truth about restitution

Restitution. We’ve described it as repentance in action. We then fleshed out some aspects of it in “2 questions...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
September 30, 2016
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2 questions about restitution

"Restitution: what it is; why it matters" triggered lots of great questions.  For context, we explored earlier the...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
September 23, 2016
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Restitution: what is it; why it matters

When was the last time you thought about restitution?   It's probably been a while, if not longer. So, let’s...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
September 16, 2016
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When forgiveness is withheld

  He knew he was wrong and he told her. But no matter what he said or did, she refused to forgive him.   I’ve heard...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
September 9, 2016
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Two responses to a forgiveness dilemma  

Simon Wiesenthal (1908-2005) was a Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter. In his book, The Sunflower: on the...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
September 2, 2016
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Saving the Bible from Ourselves

Glenn R. Paauw, Saving the Bible from Ourselves: Learning to Read and Live the Bible Well (InterVarsity Press,...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
August 26, 2016
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Live Like You Give a Damn!

Tom Sine, Live Like You Give a Damn!: Join the Changemaking Celebration   (Cascade Books, 2016).   I was intrigued...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
August 19, 2016
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Is Christianity an Albatross?

I have heard my peers talk about how Christianity is antiquated. In one video I saw an author referred to...
Dr. Amos Smith
August 5, 2016
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4 qualities of true forgiveness

Here are four qualities of true forgiveness.   1.  Forgiveness as rebuilding Consulting the “Map of Forgiveness,”...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
July 29, 2016
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7 qualities of genuine confession

What is confession? Confession is a crucial stage in the process of true forgiveness. As we have read, it’s that...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
July 22, 2016

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