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Transitioning into growth

Beginning a new year is a time for reflection and resolve. January is named after the Roman god Janus. Janus...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
December 26, 2014
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Putting Herod back into Christmas

Did you do a double-take? We normally hear "let's put Christ back into Christmas." But Herod? Some time ago I read...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
December 19, 2014
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Celebrating God's Presence

As a school boy I rode a bus past a synagogue in Vancouver. There were little shelters or huts on the property made...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
December 12, 2014
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Yom Kippur, not ‘yum, kippers’

“No, that’s not ‘yum, kippers’.” That would be a questionable culinary comment concerning smoked herring. Yom...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
December 5, 2014
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Celebrating with a blast

This festival was a blast – literally. The shofar This festival is called Rosh Hashanah, which in Hebrew, means...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
November 28, 2014
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Dynamic results of Pentecost - Part 2

How do you respond to people from a group that has caused you pain, loss, oppression, or injustice? As a follower...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
November 21, 2014
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Dynamic results of Pentecost – Part 1

Does engagement with new and different people make you uncomfortable? What is it about them? Is it their language?...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
November 14, 2014
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Do I need to be baptized in the Spirit?

The significance of the ancient Festival of Weeks, or Pentecost, led us to the events of Acts 2 and the baptism in...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
November 7, 2014
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Healing Troubled Hearts

William Day holds a Master of Theology (Marquette), a Master of Social Work (San Diego State) and a PhD. in...
October 31, 2014
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Celebrating Pentecost – even if you're not Pentecostal

The Festival of Weeks is called Shavuot in Hebrew and Pentecost in Greek. As usual, we hear, "What's this got to do...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
October 24, 2014

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