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Gerald McDermott

Gerald McDermott born in Pittsburgh, is a professor at Beeson Divinity School. His favorite movie is “Ushpizin” (view the trailer here). They had a great dog named Jaffa, named after their favorite place in the world, Jaffa, Israel. His favorite smell is petrichor. Some of his favorite books, which he recommends widely, are Mr Blue, A Severe Mercy, Sabbath by Abraham Heschel, and the trilogy Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict. His first job was at an ice cream parlor in 8th grade. He was fired because he did such a lousy job. When he’s not reading and writing and teaching theology, he loves running, the Boston Red Sox, being with his ten grandchildren, going to Israel (17 trips thus far), and spending time with his wife of 43 years. He grew up Catholic in Boston and New York, went to a Jesuit high school in New York City.  During one of the summers he washed dishes on a Greek ship in the Aegean Sea where they worked 14 hours a day for 14 cents an hour. After college he joined a Christian commune where he met his wife. They lived in Christian communes for 9 (for her) and 7 (for him) years, and had their first two sons there. You can hear his podcast here and read a recent exchange on Israel here.

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Everyday Glory: The Revelation of God in All of Reality
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5 Actions for Those In Our Distressed Nation: 1. T 5 Actions for Those In Our Distressed Nation:
1. The will of God is ultimate; appeal to heaven
2. Government is NOT our friend
3. “Separation of church and state” is weak; reject it
4. Corporations are NOT your friends
5. Anti-American (and anti-Christian) forces take advantage of our decency 
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If you know you know... Who knows? If you know you know... Who knows?
“People have this weird and irrational tendency “People have this weird and irrational tendency to begin a new year with the assumption that all things will truly be new... We often think ‘my commitment to the straight and narrow is strong’ but our heart tells a far different and darker story” - Chad Bird interview link in bio @chadlbird @1517org
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      • What is my mission?
    • A Christian View of
      • Being a Physician
      • Sales
      • Slavery
      • Writing
    • An Open Letter to
      • …Christians Who Don’t Read the Bible
      • …Christian Singles
      • …Christians Struggling with Anxiety
      • …American Christians: 5 Actions for those in Our Distressed Nation
      • …those Asking “Why do Hard Things Happen?”
      • …the “Dones” (and “Nones”)
    • You Should Know
      • T. Desmond Alexander
      • Herman Bavinck
      • Calvin’s Institutes
      • Abraham Kuyper
      • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
      • Flannery O’Connor
      • John Owen
      • Geerhardus Vos
  • What is the Gospel?
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      • What is my mission?
    • A Christian View of
      • Being a Physician
      • Sales
      • Slavery
      • Writing
    • An Open Letter to
      • …Christians Who Don’t Read the Bible
      • …Christian Singles
      • …Christians Struggling with Anxiety
      • …American Christians: 5 Actions for those in Our Distressed Nation
      • …those Asking “Why do Hard Things Happen?”
      • …the “Dones” (and “Nones”)
    • You Should Know
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      • Herman Bavinck
      • Calvin’s Institutes
      • Abraham Kuyper
      • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
      • Flannery O’Connor
      • John Owen
      • Geerhardus Vos
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