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Rejoicing in the Unexpected in Matthew 2

The visit of the magi in Matthew 2 is a common Advent theme. But what do we really know about this rich portion of...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
December 20, 2024
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What if Mary Had Said ‘No’?

Luke 1:26-38
Dr. John B. MacDonald
December 6, 2024
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To Be or to Do?

Kurt Vonnegut famously included this bit of bathroom graffiti in his novel Deadeye Dick: To be is to do – Socrates...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
November 22, 2024
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What Does ‘Chosen in Christ’ mean?

Few theological issues are as contentious and divisive as election. Does this have to be its legacy? Or are we...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
November 15, 2024
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Why Should We Praise God?

Ephesians 1:3
Dr. John B. MacDonald
November 8, 2024
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What Is to the Praise of God’s Glory?

Ephesians 1:3-14
Dr. John B. MacDonald
November 1, 2024
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What does ‘in Christ’ mean?

What does ἐν Χριστῷ—‘in Christ’— mean? Previous posts outlined the foundation; now, we examine the structure....
Dr. John B. MacDonald
October 25, 2024
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Good News for Aunt Grace and You

Many metaphors illustrate conversion from the death union “in Adam” to the life union “in Christ.”  In the previous...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
October 18, 2024
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From ‘in Adam’ to ‘in Christ’

Here’s where we left off in the last post: All of us are conceived and born as descendants of Adam—we are “in...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
October 11, 2024
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God in Flesh as a New Creation

“Absolute deity was poured into holy humanity, and not a drop was lost.” This is one of many ways we can describe...
Dr. John B. MacDonald
October 4, 2024

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