Bill McDonald's Newsletter - Archive

When the Wife Complains

I’ve been counseling couples for almost 50 years now. And in that time I’ve learned a lot, and re-learned a lot, and had to re-learn

May 23, 2026

The Space In-Between

This recently came to my awareness when I realized that frequently in Christian liturgical language, God is named as “Maker of heaven and earth.1” Initially

April 15, 2026

Calling My Name

What’s going on when someone speaks your name? Sometimes I’ll ask a client about their name. “Where does it come from?” The question itself assumes

March 27, 2026

Breaking Bread

Backstory I have a vivid memory of the occasion when I first fell in love with what I’ve ever since called “real bread.” It was

February 3, 2026

An Antidote to Despair

Hope At the turn of the year, I heard many comments from friends and clients, that we have just come through a most difficult year

January 15, 2026

The Medicine Inside

Backstory You will note from the date at the end of this December Newsletter, that I am very late to write for this month. I

December 21, 2025

Run toward the Roar

There’s a story that comes out of Africa – that I’ve heard told a number of times – which is often the case with important

November 8, 2025

The Bells of Nuremberg

Backstory When preparing my August Newsletter, recalling as a 27 year old foreign exchange Summer in Nuremberg (southern Germany) a long forgotten memory emerged, that

October 16, 2025

Mosquitoes and Telemarketers

On the Church Sign in front of St. Jude’s Church in Fenton, our Priest-in-Charge added a few months ago, “Wish Noah had Swatted Those 2

September 3, 2025

Otto Pitzke’s Scar

Backstory In the Summer of 1958, before my Senior Year in high school, I had the privilege of being chosen as a Summer exchange student

August 2, 2025

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