Podcast appearances and mentions of don macdonald

Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) discusses the concern that on line church take us away from the church that God intended us for. Is this right? Yes or No-come and take a listen and see what we think about this concern.

The Reconciling Grace panel (Josh Cougle, Jason Rensner, Don MacDonald and Pete Vecchi) discuss what's it like when pastors fellowship together. We in particularly began the time with Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron,    so one person sharpens another.So come and take a listen as we discuss this topic as it relates to our daily walks!

Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) discuss living in the time of TMI (Too Much Information). How do we as Christians sift all this information so that we are not distracted from our walks in Christ. (over)

AMTA's Kelsey Hipkin and long-time planner of the PTDC, Michelle Spacil, chat with Members of our Professional Truck Driving Championship (PTDC) Committee: Matt Geib, PTDC Marshall, Don Achtemichuk, PTDC Co-Marshall, and Don MacDonald, PTDC Track Master.In our conversation, we highlight AMTA's Professional Truck Driving Championship (PTDC) which returns May 31, 2025, celebrating 75 years of Driver Excellence! We discuss how this event works, the specifics of the course and what it takes to navigate it, our collaboration with the Alberta Sheriffs, the importance of having an event that celebrates commercial drivers, and more.Commercial drivers ensure goods and services in Alberta get to where they need to go, and this event serves to highlight the skillsets required behind the wheel. Drivers participate in one of four categories: Straight Truck, Tandem Single-Axle Pup, Tandem Bunk, and B-Train.Driver and Volunteer registration opens Monday, March 17 (registration closes May 23)! Please note registration for both Drivers and Volunteers goes quickly. Learn more about PTDC on our website.Tickets for AMTA's Annual Conference, April 8-10, 2025, River Cree Resort and Casino, Edmonton, are available on our website, and tickets are going fast! The deadline to register for the Annual Conference or Awards Celebration is 4pm on April 1, 2025.Please note, our Tradeshow is officially sold out. Some sponsorship opportunities remain, please contact laurie@amta.ca to learn more.Commercial drivers play a crucial, yet often overlooked, role in maintaining safety on Alberta's roads. Each day, they navigate challenging conditions, weather, and traffic to deliver goods safely, while also taking extraordinary measures to ensure the safety of everyone around them. AMTA is introducing an "Angels of the Highway" program designed to celebrate and acknowledge these selfless efforts. This initiative will not only recognize the commitment truck drivers make to road safety but also empower them with the tools and resources to continue their vital work while staying healthy, safe, and supported on the road. Nominate your driver today! If you have any questions or concerns about topics related to what was discussed in this episode, or commercial transportation and driver safety, please do not hesitate to contact our Member Services team at memberservices@amta.ca.Listeners, don't forget about the AMTA Mailbag! We want to hear from you with your industry queries. DM us with your questions and we will answer via the AMTA Mailbag segment in future episodes or directly via our team of advisors.   Join the conversation at: Web: amta.ca Instagram: amta_ca/  Facebook: AlbertaMotorTransportAssociationLinkedIn: alberta-motor-transport-association Thank you for taking the time to listen, we encourage you to share this episode with those in your network who would receive value from our conversation. Make sure to hit that subscribe button and have a safe day! 

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) answer a variety of questions posed by Josh Cougle-such as "What Christian music would you listen to on a road trip? Or What is your favorite food at a church potluck?" Come on take a listen to even more questions that were asked in this podcast!

Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi, Jason Rensner and Don MacDonald) discusses spiritual warfare as it relates to eastern thought verses western thought. We quoted Ephesians 6:10 ff on the reality of spiritual warfare in our Christian faith walks. So come on in and take a listen.

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Jason Rensner, Pate Vecchi and Don MacDonald) discuss how we as a church care for the senior saints that are in the life of the church. We found ourselves reflecting on the care of the senior saints as it contrasts to movement of church planting in the life of the church.

Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) discuss the process of spiritual sabbath as we strive to grow in Jesus Christ. Is it good to take a spiritual sabbath? So come on and take a listen of this podcast.

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Jason Rensnser, Pete Vecchi, and Don MacDonald) discusses when is it time to stop pursuing the unity of Spirt in the bond peace (Ephesians 4:3) and "Rock the Boat".-this podcast was initiated through the overwhelming voting presnce of the Amish in Pennsylvania. So come and take a listen to this podcast... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Pete Vecchi, Jason Rensner and Don MacDonald) discuss Christmas and how we can strive to present a fresh perspective on an event that has been experienced over and over again in the life of the church. So come and take a listen and see if this will help you get excited for Christmas! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Pete Vecchi, and Don MacDonald) discusses the presence of the church in places that are forgotten about after the news ceases to report about the storms that have caused great disasters. Our primary agency that we discuss is Samaritan Purse and how that agency cares for those storm victims through volunteers through Samaritan Purse sponsorship. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi, Jason Rensner and Don MacDonald) discuss whether we should observe Halloween as Christians or not. We spent time reflecting on words like "intent" and "doing it to the glory of the Lord".....Come on in and take a listen and see how we reflected on this topic... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Dr. Don MacDonald is a chiropractic visionary who has been transforming lives in his practice since graduating from Palmer College in 1997. He has studied and learned from some of the greatest inspirational leaders both in and out of the chiropractic world. After struggling for the first five years, he grew his practice into a highly successful, vitality focused clinic.  He has since been coaching other chiropractors to practice in a more neurological approach and  Dr. Don now wants to pass on this great gift by offering others mentorship on what it takes to be successful and help communicate their vision of health to the world. Alongside his wife Brandi, they've created the Vitality Shift, a revolutionary program that changes the game for chiropractors everywhere. Together they have been helping chiropractors around the world, reframe the way they work, get their message to the market and increase their revenue by fully embracing the Vitality message of Chiropractic. Listen in to this episode as Dr. Don and Patrick go deep into the far-reaching benefits of chiropractic care. Don shares the four streams of chiropractic he uses in the training he offers his fellow chiropractors including the concept of co-regulators. He offers guidance for how we can be safe co-regulators for others and the #1 activity we can undertake to improve our overall state of well-being. Dr. Don and Patrick discuss the polyvagal theory, stress, danger cues, better mental health and the undeniable importance of getting better connected to our bodies for improved well-being.

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi, Jason Rensner, Josh Cougle and Don MacDonald) continue a podcast discussion on the Bible. This podcast will discuss which translation could be the best for you. Come on in and take a listen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Jason Rensner, Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) discuss the Bible's history of being written and the implications on our lives as we strive to bring to life the Bible in our daily lives. So come and take a listen! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Don MacDonald, Jason Rensner and Pete Vecchi) will discuss the society's role in determining the morals of our times and the church's relationship in those moral standards. We do some reflection on abortion in this podcast. [Editors' Note: This podcast episode mentions the 2024 "Florida Amendment 4" ballot initiative. At the time of the recording, former President Trump had made a statement that tended to indicate his support for the measure, which was discussed during the podcast.  However, within 24 hours after this podcast was recorded, Mr. Trump issued a clarifying statement, indicating that he would vote against Florida Amendment 4.] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Pete Vecchi, Don MacDonald and Jason Rensner) leads a conversation on the political process that we are presently living in. And this conversation has a strong component of where do we stand with Jesus Christ and the Bible as it relates to our political process. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) discuss the plight of pastors and how they are called to live out the kingdom of God as defined by the Word of God. (This discussion is a reaction to the moral failures of mega church pastors in recent times 2024.) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace panel (Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) will discuss the topic of "memorializing" and the need thereof-We noted the following-"Reveling in the memorials of the past and relating it to what it means in the present is necessary-especially as we relate it to history." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi, Josh Cougle and Don MacDonald) will discuss about the importance of striving to walk in the basics of the Christian Faith. We are living in a time where our Christian faith walks can get clouded over by the social/cultural discussions of our times. So we discuss the importance of walking in Jesus Christ first! Came on is and take a listen! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace panel (Josh Cougle, Jason Rensner, Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) spent some time discussing the dark times we are living in and through and yet we see the power of God's word to redeem and comfort us in and through Jesus Christ. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Pete Vecchi leads the Reconciling Grace panel (Jason Rensner and Don MacDonald) on the topic of Catastrophizing which is making something way worse than it actually is in other words "Is your glass half empty or full?" Come on in and take a listen to see how we approach life in today's world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Don MacDonald leads the Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Jason Rensner and Pete Vecchi) in walking in the aura of the resurrected Christ and how we can do this on a daily basis. We will survey the I Corinthians 15 as we have have this discussion-come and take a listen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi, Josh Cougle, Jasan Rensner and Don MacDonald) discuss the process in which we as Christians struggle with decision making as it relates to a variety issues that we face in our culture today. (Such as abortion,who to vote for etc.) If we are honest there are many times where we do have to compromise in these decisions. Come and take a listen as we present this podcast! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi, Don MacDonald and Jason Rensner) reflect on Romans 12:11-12 and living in joy as we walk in Christ! Especially as we live in the Lent Season and the seriousness of that Season-Yet we have joy in Jesus! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) share amongst each other the role culture and church in the life of the believer. Come on in and take a listen on this vital topic in the life of church. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

In this episode, Josh, along with Kelsey Hipkin, AMTA Communications Manager, sit down with Don MacDonald, Operations Manager at CCA Truck Driver Training, as they discuss driver training, and specific guidance that Don shares with trainees that influences their way of thinking as they train to become professional drivers. Want to learn more? Email Events@amta.ca Links:·        AMTA Supplier Member Award to nominate a Suppler company for going above and beyond·        Driver of the Month Program was highlighted during our conversation, as an incredible way to celebrate professional drivers!·        Professional Truck Driver Championship shoutout to the professional drivers that compete in this fantastic event! ·        Driver Appreciation Days – extremely important to celebrate professional drivers! ·        CCA Truck Driver TrainingListeners, don't forget about the AMTA Mailbag! We want to hear from you with your industry queries. DM us with your questions and we will answer via the AMTA Mailbag segment in future episodes or directly via our team of advisors. Join the conversation at:Web: amta.caX: amta_caInstagram: amta_caFacebook: AlbertaMotorTransportAssociationLinkedIn: Alberta Motor Transport AssociationThank you for taking the time to listen, we encourage you to share this episode with those in your network who would receive value from our conversation. Make sure to hit that subscribe button and have a safe day!

Reconciling Grace Panel (Jason Rensner, Josh Cougle, Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) discusses the authority Scripture as it relates to the church. So if you are wondering how to determine if the church is the true church in your life-come on in and take a listen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi, Jason Rensner and Don MacDonald) reflect on the power of praying for others. We all agreed that this type of prayer involves a developing process of trusting God that God will move in our lives as God wishes. So come on in and take a listen to see where these reflections on intercessory prayer take us in our faith walks. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald-members of the Reconciling Grace panel -discuss the Matthew account of the birth of Jesus. We noted how Joseph was used by God to care for Jesus-the Messiah. We also noted how prophecy is fulfilled in and though Jesus Christ. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Jason Rensner, Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) discusses the observance of Advent and how it is done in each denomination represented by the panel. So come and take a listen as we prepare for the coming (birth) of the Christ child. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace panel (Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) discusses how thanksgiving is a life long pursuit. So come on in and "take" a listen to learn how to have the "gratitude with attitude" approach to life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace panel (Pete Vecchi, Josh Cougle and Don MacDonald) will discuss "Spiritual Battles" as it relates to Ephesians 6:10-20-We acknowledge that everything in life is a spiritual battle. Come and find out how to combat our spiritual battles. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Pete Vecchi leads the Reconciling Grace panel (Jason Rensner and Don MacDonald) in the discussion of coming back of Jesus to claim His believers...We read I Thessalonians 4:13-18: 13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. 15 According to the Lord's word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words. (NIV) So come on in and take a listen and hear what Jesus coming back again means to us and you! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The reconciling Grace Panel-Josh Cougle, Pete Vecchi, Don MacDonald and Jason Rensner-will discuss how many do not know the basic Bible Stories of our youth. (This also includes those who have been raised in the church.) So come on in and take a listen as we discuss why this could be happening.... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) discuss the reality of how hard it is to accept help from others. We tend to have the attitude "We can do it ourselves!" So come on in and learn how to accept the help that others offer us. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) will celebrate how we have been blest because God has gifted us with so many blessings here on earth. It is a time of seeing the "half full glass" in a time where we look at the "half empty glass" first in our daily living. So come on in and be blest! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Josh Cougle leads the Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) in a discussion that involves how to encounter those agendas of companies or institutions that are anti Christian in their morality. Should we as Christians boycott these companies/institutions to make a statement of our Christian morality? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle and Don MacDonald) led by Pete Vecchi discuss the love of God and country and how we can not confuse the two in our faith walks in Jesus Christ. So come on in and take a listen and see where we journey with this great discussion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Pete Vecchi leads the Reconciling Grace panel (Josh Cougle and Don MacDonald) in a discussion that involves the church in Ephesus as described in Revelation 2:1-5. The basic question is "What does it mean to loose your first love?" This question relates to our faith walks in Jesus Christ and have we kept it alive and vital in our lives today. Come on in and take a listen to this podcast.... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) have a discussion about how the American Church discusses sin in the culture we live and breathe in today. We discussed the concern about "church hurt" as we deal with in the body of believers' sinfulness. We ended with the prayer of II Chronicles 7:14..... if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land....So come on in and take a listen and tell us what you think. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) discusses popular sayings that are apart of our Christian lives...the two sayings that are going to be discussed are "God won't give you more than you can handle" and "All sin is the same sin" so come on in and take a listen on these two popular sayings from the Reconciling Grace panel. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle, Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) discusses the care of missionaries while they are presenting the gospel in the place God has placed them. Thus the challenge is to keep the missionaries aware that they are not alone in the work that God has called them too. So come on in and see how this challenge is answered! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Josh Cougle leads the Reconcile Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) on a Vision Trip to Thailand. The purpose of this mission trip is develop a heart for the people of Thailand. Josh prays for safety for everyone he is traveling with, but later changes his prayer request to another. Come on in and discover what the changed prayer request was! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Don MacDonald leads the Reconciling Grace panel (Josh Cougle and Peter Vecchi) on the topic of "What is Godly Love?". The main point of this discussion evolves around the way we make moral and ethical decisions that are tied to Godly love. This topic strives to define our decision making especially as it deals with the reality of sin our culture today. So come on in and take a listen to this podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel-Pete Vecchi, Don MacDonald and Josh Cougle-discusses this controversial topic as it relates to the nation and the church bringing to life the Christian values in our culture today. So come on in and take a listen. We pray that this topic will make you reflect on your own Christian walk as you walk in our culture today. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

During his 30+ years marketing technology of all sorts, Don MacDonald worked for Intel, Qualcomm, Fiserv, and MX. As a result, the insights he shared on this episode of The Digital Banking Podcast are beyond valuable as they help banking professionals mitigate fear and embrace change. MacDonald shared Andy Grove's philosophy and how it shaped his thinking, the lessons he learned from bees and believes could benefit everyone, and how taking the customer-first approach and providing a personalized experience while leveraging technology and data is the future of FIs.

The Reconciling Grace Panel-Pete Vecchi, Josh Cougle and Don MacDonald-reflect on the lack of presence of men in the life of the church. We discuss possible ways to alleviate this observation in the life of the church. Please take a listen and be blest. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Josh Cougle leads the Reconciling Grace panel (Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) in a discussion of the centrality of the virgin birth as it relates to our salvation in Jesus Christ. We reflected on Jesus Christ being the new Adam to the power of miracles in our lives then and today. Come one and all to listen to this great discussion this Christmas Season! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

The Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi, Josh Cougle, and Don MacDonald) surveys the church and the way we relate to our culture of our day. Is it purely a social justice issue in our world? Is it purely a Jesus issue in our world? The panel strives to survey this topic with Scripture and understanding. So come on in and listen to this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Josh Cougle leads the Reconciling Grace panel (Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) in this podcast concerning "Mission and the Church" -Josh and some other people from his church went to Florida after hurricane Ian devastated this state. They helped tear out drywall and empty out people's homes so that the people could begin to rebuild their homes after hurricane Ian's devastation. Then the podcast went on to discuss the greater church and it's mission to the world. Come on in and take a listen to this podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Pete Vecchi reflects with the Reconciling Grace panel (Josh Cougle and Don MacDonald) on the thought that Christians are called to swim upstream in drawing people towards God the Father through Jesus Christ rather than away from God the Father. Pete begins our time of reflection with the image how dead fish flow down stream-Come on in and take a listen to this time of reflection! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Josh Cougle leads the Reconciling Grace panel (Don MacDonald and Pete Vecchi) in the discussion the involves the book of Revelation which is from the Bible and how that book can relate to our today's world. Come on and in and take a listening and see what you think.... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Pete Vecchi leads the Reconcile Grace Panel (Josh Cougle and Don MacDonald) in a conversation about church leadership in the last 30 years-Has it really changed? How are the leaders leading in the church today-as the times have been changing? For example "How are we taking a census in the church attendance today?" So come on in and discover what we are thinking about this topic. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Don MacDonald leads the Reconciling Grace panel (Josh Cougle and Pete Vecchi) in this question that recognizes the tension between Scripture leading us in daily life verses cultural norms leading us in daily life. Come on in and take a listen on this topic. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Don MacDonald leads the Reconciling Grace panel (Josh Cougle and Pete Vecchi) with the introspective question,"Have we gotten lazy in our decision making-especially with the availability of smart devices?" Come on in and see how the panel handles this introspective question. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Don MacDonald leads the Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi and Josh Cougle) on the topic of needing God and not needing God in America. So come on in and see where we come out on this great and controversial topic this in our country today. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Josh Cougle leads the Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) with the reflection that the church needs to be more sensitive in celebrating parents in the life of the church. So come on in and see how the panel handle this reflection of Josh Cougle. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Josh Cougle leads the Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) on the topic of "What will heaven be like?" Josh introduces this topic identifying that there are two extremes of viewing heaven-Surrounding the throne of God praising him for all eternity verses that we can do everything that we were to able to do here on earth. Come on in and discover some reflections on heaven. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Josh Cougle and Don MacDonald lead Pete Vecchi in a discussion concerning the role of children's ministry in the life of the church. We all can see the value of ministering to children and their whole families in the life of the church. Please come on in and take listen to how this discussion evolves on the role of children's ministry in the life of the church. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Josh Cougle leads the Reconciling Grace panel (Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) in the meaning and the purpose of Jesus Christ's empty tomb! So come on in and listen to the Reconciling Grace panel on the power of Jesus' resurrection in our lives. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Pete Vecchi leads the Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle and Don MacDonald) on the topic of "Responding to War". Pete begins with the reading of Ecclesiates 3:1-8-there is a time/season for everything in life. Then Pete begins the with the statement-"I do not believe that God likes war." Coem on in an dtake a listen to this podcast on "Responding to War". --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Pete Vecchi leads the Reconciling Grace panel (Josh Cougle and Don MacDonald) on this topic of "Pastoral Visitation"-These questions are being reflected upon.."When was the last time your pastor visit you?" and "Are there different expectations among different age groups concerning pastoral visitations?" Come on in and listen to this topic! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Pete Vecchi leads the Reconciling Grace's panel (Josh Cougle and Don Macdonald) on the topic of Virtue Signaling. Pete brings to life the contrast some believers do in the light of saying"I am more Holy than you when I do this action or that action." Pete reflects this "Virtue Signaling" from Matthew 23:1-12-come on in and take a listen to this topic from the Reconciling Grace's panel. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Certainty is a critical component of being successful. But to really create certainty takes more than faith. You have to put in the work to develop your understanding and application of the philosophy and paradigm that underpins chiropractic. This week Dr Don MacDonald joins Martin on the podcast. They talk about the importance of objective measures in creating certainty, polyvagal theory and the value of learning 'over beers' at seminars. To learn more about Dr Don and Brandi's programs go to https://www.thevitalityshift.com/. To register for the ACC Concordia https://acc.sa.edu.au/events/concordia-2022/ To register for Martin's Communicating to Improve Patient Care seminar check out https://www.chiro.org.au/commscircuit/#about To increase the perceived value that people get (highly satisfied clients) I suggest you look at: – The Retention Recipe https://insideoutpractices.com/the-retention-recipe – The Daily Interactions Workshop https://insideoutpractices.com/mastery-of-daily-interactions – The Matrix https://insideoutpractices.com/the-matrix To learn how to feel confident communicating chiropractic in any situation check out the Difficult Situations Workshop https://insideoutpractices.com/deep-dive-mastery-of-difficult-situations Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/martin-harvey/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/martin-harvey/message

Josh Cougle leads the reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) on the negative effect social media has on our ciulture-especially as it relates to our children. Though, to be honest, not all our members are as strong of opinion on the negative effect as Josh Cougle is...So come on in and listen to this podcast of Reconciling Grace. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Josh Cougle leads the Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) on the topic "God Uses Pain". Josh had a very painful experience right before Christmas. Josh reflects on that experience with the Reconciling Grace podcast audience and panelists. Come on in and be empowered to deal with the pain that teach us more about God the Father in our lives. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Pete Vecchi leads the Reconciling Grace Panel (Josh Cougle and Don MacDonald) on the topic of common courtesy and the Christian as it relates to Titus 2:10. So come on in and listen to our call to walk with common courtesy so Jesus is seen in our lives! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

If you're looking for easily actionable and effective strategies to explain chiropractic and better connect with your patients, then today's episode is for you.
 My guest today is Dr Don MacDonald. Don and his wife Brandi are known around the world for helping to bring chiropractic communication and practice models into the 21st century. In today's episode, Don shares what he's learnt from setting up his brand new practice and why he thinks right now, in the middle of a pandemic, is the BEST time for you to be doing this. Don shares how he uses posture, function and stress to communicate the chiropractic message and we have a chat about how the developing PolyVagal theories are helping to explain the chiropractic model. Enjoy the show. Thanks for all you do, keep saving lives. Angus Links: Website www.thevitalityshift.com www.drdonmacdonald.com Social media links https://www.facebook.com/thevitalityshift  https://www.instagram.com/drdonmacdonald/. Bio: Referred to as, “Dr. Don” by his patients, Dr. MacDonald loves chiropractic education and practice. Dr. MacDonald graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1997, and has since been in active practice in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was the President of the Edmonton Chiropractic Society from 2004 until 2011.  He co-authored ‘Tired of Being Sick and Tired', co-created “Conversations with Dr. Michael Hall” to help Chiropractors increase their knowledge about the benefits of Chiropractic care and is author of the best-selling book “The Underdog Curse” available on Amazon. Dr. Don and his wife Brandi MacDonald have a Chiropractic Seminar Series that have been providing Wellness-based continuing education to Chiropractors around the world since 2007 called True Concepts Seminars, the co-creator the Vitality Shift at www.thevitalityshift.com, and hosts the podcast “The Vitality Shift Podcast for Chiropractors” at www.drdonmacdonald.com .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don MacDonald leads the Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi and Josh Cougle) in reflections of the Christmas Event as brought to life in Luke 2. It is our prayer that you are blessed and challenged to see that Jesus-is the reason for the season! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Josh Cougle leads the Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) in a discussion on wedding ceremonies from a Pastor's perspective. The goal of this discussion is to open an on going conversation in planning wedding ceremonies. Come on in and take a listen! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Don MacDonald leads the Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi and Josh Cougle) on the topic of "Technology and the Church". For the church had to lean heavily on technology as the COVID 19 pandemic closed the doors on in person public worship. So the church was forced to use technology to lead worship on social media platforms. (Such as youtube, Facebook etc...) So come and listen to the panel debate the on going tension between technology and the church. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Don MacDonald leads the Reconcile Grace panel (Pete Vecchi and Josh Cougle) in a discussion on the Christianity Today podcast entitled "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hills". The discussion centers on the Ex-Pastor Mark Driscoll and his influence in the life of the church. So come on in and listen to this podcast and grow in your understanding what the church should be in the world today. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Pete Vecchi leads the Reconciling Grace panel (Don MacDonald and Josh Cougle) in the introspection question-"Are humans inherently good or evil?" Pete introduces this time with the observation that people say,"When you look deep down inside people they are really good." So come and listen to this discussion on the question of who we are as humans. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Australian Wool Innovation says a number of growers are confused by some campaign material sent in the post by a number of candidates standing for election at AWI's AGM on the 19th of November. In the lead up to the election, candidates Steven Read, Michael Field and Don MacDonald have written to shareholders, and popped in a how to vote form, which looks like an official proxy form. AWI says it did not issue the forms and the official proxy form was provided to shareholders with the notice of meeting. Western Australia's meat processing co-operative WAMMCO has recorded an $8.1 million profit for the last financial year. It's a big turnaround from the two million dollar loss WAMMCO reported last year. The Mornington Wildlife Sanctuary in the central Kimberley recorded 49 millimetres over the weekend. It possibly broke a record for the most rain to fall in a single day in October.

Josh Cougle leads the Reconciling Grace Panel (Pete Vecchi and Don MacDonald) in the area of prayer and how do we know if prayer works. The real question that Josh is addressing is how do we measure that prayer really works in our lives. Come and and listen to the discussion on prayer on Reconcilng Grace podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Pete Vecchi leads the Reconcile Grace Panel (Josh Cougle and Don MacDonald) in this discussion about the tendency humankind has for making a name for themselves minus glorifying God. Thus humankind not walking in the presence of God according to the word of God, but on their own pride and strength. But God has the last say in this Tower Babel lesson-by humbling humankind-so that humankind has to count on Him first not human pride. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Don MacDonald leads the Reconciling Grace panel (Pete Vecchi and Josh Cougle) in the Holy Spirit and how we need to be open to other possible realities as it comes to the Holy Spirit in our faith journeys in Christ. For the Holy Spirit is constantly with us in our daily living. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Josh Cougle leads the panel (Don MacDonald and Pete Vecchi) with the describing the movie of "The End of the Spear" released in 2005-which portrayed the call of Jim Elliot as a missionary to an unreached people who would ultimately kill him as he presented the gospel of Jesus Christ. Later his wife went back to present the gospel again to this same unreached people group and later that unreached people group came to know Jesus as Lord. The challenge that Josh presents is that we need to champion missions and and missionaries once more in the life of hte church. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Pete Vecchi (leader), Joshua Cougle and Don MacDonald discuss the process in which we decide what news to listen to and to trust. The mantra that came forth from this episode of Reconciling Grace was..."we report you decide" Please come and listen to this episode with an open heart and mind as we discuss the relevant topic. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

This Reconciling Grace we are dealing with the reality of death. The panel will be led by Josh Cougle, and Pete Vecchi, and Don MacDonald will be participating in this conversation. The center of this conversation will be on how we can accept death and it's implication on the Christian life. So come on in and listen to this conversation! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Pete Vecchi, (Leader) Josh Cougle and Don MacDonald discuss music in the church's life. We discuss how music should be experienced in the life of the church-should the music be alright or great in sound? This is what we discussed as it relates to a joyful noise and music in the life of the church. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Pete Vecchi leads us in conversation concerning gossip and the Christian faith.** **This particular rg panel was visited by Josh Cougle and Don MacDonald. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Don MacDonald leads us in conversation about Christmas and Covid 19. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Don MacDonald leads a conversation on the call to love yourself as God loves you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Don MacDonald continues the conversation on Self Esteem and Self Love and the Christian Faith. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

Don MacDonald gives his personal testimony on how he came to Christ! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faith-and-friends-radio/support

With Perth emerging from a three-day lockdown, we chat to Don Macdonald from Big Don's Smoked Meats. Don quit supermarket middle management to go big on brisket and the pandemic has delivered him his biggest and wildest year yet. We talk about the magic of low n slow barbecue and the community that forms around it, and the beauty and jitters that come from following a dream.https://www.bigdons.com.auFollow Dirty Linen on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=enFollow Danihttps://www.instagram.com/danivalentFollow Deep In The Weeds on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=enFollow Rob Locke (Executive Producer)https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/Follow Huck (Executive Producer)https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

This week Sam and Tim explain why Sheku Kanneh-Mason is better than Harry potter, get the leading lady of the ENO, Elizabeth Llewellyn, to play a kazoo, talk to Bernard Hughes about his new disc Not Now, Bernard and Other Stories, AND unpick Don MacDonald's magical ‘When the Earth Stands Still'. Michael Hann explains in detail the impact Brexit is likely to have on the UK music industry: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/03/brexit-effects-on-british-pop-classical-music Music Credits: ‘Tim and Sam's Podcast', written and performed by Harry Sever Wagner's Tristan Theme, arranged and performed by Timmy Fisher Beethoven's ‘Moonlight' Sonata, performed by Kobe Bryant and the Loring String Quartet Don MacDonald's ‘When the Earth Stands Still', written and performed by the composer Elgar's Nimrod, arr. Simon Parkin, performed by Sheku-Kanneh Mason, Ben Davies, Hannah Roberts, Josephine Knight, Caroline Dearnley and Ashok Klouda for Decca ‘Not Now, Bernard' by Bernard Hughes, performed by the Orchestra of the Swan and Alexander Armstrong under Tom Hammond for Orchid Classics Jean Sibelius's Fifth Symphony, arranged and performed by Timmy Fisher Follow us here: instagram.com/classicalpod/ twitter.com/ClassicalPod facebook.com/ClassicalPod/

“On one side of the spectrum, you're addicted to being the underdog, and on the other side of the spectrum you're adverse to being the underdog, which, either way, slows down your growth process. What if you're an adaptable underdog? Which mean you're willing to try new things that you're not very good at but if you're really good at things, you're also ok with that so you don't sabotage your success.” – Dr. Don MacDonald Dr. Don MacDonald is a practicing chiropractor of over 20 years, success coach, author, and a world-renowned speaker. Through his own life experience of “people-pleasing” and self-awareness, together with the challenging physical manifestations he witnesses as part of his chiropractic practice, Don was inspired to share his message in his book The Underdog Curse. The Underdog Curse causes you to sabotage your own success, be brought down by old habits and held back from genuine happiness. After spending most of his life trying to kick his own underdog curse, Dr. Don now spends most of his time trying to help others with the cure to this purpose-destroying pattern. As you'll learn in this conversation, through ongoing self-improvement, training and influential relationships, Dr. Don approaches physical care with more complexity by looking at the root of illness and injury and the connections with our mental and emotional health; not simply treating conditions and symptoms. Together with his wife Brandi, Don speaks to business owners around the world and their employees about the importance of creating healthy environments and the impact of stress on our bodies. Don delivers a powerful message about the mind-body connection, self-care and ultimately living your life in alignment with your authentic self with no regrets. Selected Links and People Mentioned from this episode: Connect with Don MacDonald: LinkedIn DrDonMacDonald.com DrDonMacDonald.com Podcast YouTube The Underdog Curse - by Dr. Don MacDonald Southside Chiropractic Dr. John Demartini Hoffman Institute The Vitality Shift Show Notes [02:15] Patrick introduces us to his long-time friend and today's guest: Dr. Don McDonald. [05:17] Listen in while Patrick and Dr. Don catch up and have a great conversation. [05:55] First, what is Dr. Don's elevator pitch? [06:45] A bit about Don and his business as a chiropractor for over 20 years. [09:00] Don shares his experience of growing up in the small town of Grande Cache, Alberta, his dreams of moving to the city and how he got there. [11:20] Mentorship provides the propulsion Don needs to take off and make his move to Edmonton. [12:47] What was the compelling reason that pushed Don to make those choices at a young age? [14:36] Don talks about how his physical challenges through basketball inspired him to pursue the chiropractic field. [16:21] But the pursuit wasn't purely driven by “being a chiropractor”. Growing up working in the family business also drove Don's interest in business. [17:27] Discovering not only what to do, but who to be and who he wants to surround himself in the space of his business. [19:47] The power Don and Patrick found in their mastermind group to continually challenge each other and up their game. [20:25] The work doesn't stop for Don, only now the focus has shifted to self-improvement and elevating his personal game. [21:11] Don shares the influence and his experience of working with Dr. John Demartini and the 50 shades of grey he was introduced to (no, not that 50 Shades...] [23:15] The unfolding of how Don approaches his chiropractic work in both body and mindset. [24:45] “How people think can affect their spine”. Dr. Don takes a fascinating look into this statement from the top down to explain our body-mind connection (chicken and the egg). [28:16] Don gives us a further look at why exercise is so important to a healthy brain. [29:48] Don talks about the chronic stress response that builds in some of ...

“On one side of the spectrum, you're addicted to being the underdog, and on the other side of the spectrum you're adverse to being the underdog, which, either way, slows down your growth process. What if you're an adaptable underdog? Which mean you're willing to try new things that you're not very good at but if you're really good at things, you're also ok with that so you don't sabotage your success.” – Dr. Don MacDonald Dr. Don MacDonald is a practicing chiropractor of over 20 years, success coach, author, and a world-renowned speaker. Through his own life experience of “people-pleasing” and self-awareness, together with the challenging physical manifestations he witnesses as part of his chiropractic practice, Don was inspired to share his message in his book The Underdog Curse.

IntroductionDon Macdonald runs his own woolbroker company under the name Macdonald & Co. Woolbrokers in Dubbo in the Australian Outback. In this podcast episode, Don explains lots of details about wool growing under the harsh natural conditions in the Outback. He covers topics such as low rain falls, occasional floods, finding staff and overcoming long distances. About Don MacdonaldAfter growing up on a coastal dairy farm Don Macdonald enrolled to study an agriculture course at Sydney Technical College in 1975. The course included wool classing and he has never set foot on a dairy farm since! Don loved everything about wool from that moment. He loved the iconic history connected to it, the lifestyle of the shearing sheds. He liked working with sheep and even the smell of wool. And, particularly the people involved in the industry. Don then spent the next eight years in the outback of New South Wales working as a wool classer and a shearer. In 1984 after the bitter shearers strike over wide combs, Don decided to move into the wool brokers field and gained employment based in the wool stores in Sydney. After two years he then moved to Newcastle with that firm as a field wool adviser, again traveling the outback areas of NSW canvassing wool growers. In late 1987 Don decided to open his own wool brokerage Lanoc Wool based in central NSW in the city of Dubbo. Nearly all the wool then was transported to Sydney and there were a few county based brokers opening and Don felt there was a good opportunity to open in Dubbo as it is very central geographically and is a natural logistic hub. In 2016/17 Dubbo was the largest storage centre for wool in NSW. Lanoc Wool grew to become the largest country based broker in NSW and by 2002 was handling over 55,000 bales from one site. Much of their business was from the outback regions of NSW where traditionally the big wool clips were grown. The Millennium drought of the early 2000's and the incursion of non-wool breeds like Dorpers saw wool production plummet, particularly in the outback. By 2004 the company's wool volumes had fallen to 30,000 bales. Things gradually recovered after the drought broke in 2009 and wool production steadied. The non-wool breeds seem to have steadied their increase and fortunately higher wool prices have helped. In early 2011 a shareholder dispute at Lanoc Wool saw Don's hasty departure and Macdonald & Co was formed and the new business quickly picked up where the old one left off. A new 7500sqm wool store was completed in October 2011. Macdonald & Co Woolbrokers has continued to grow, this year the company handled 41,000 bales through their new wool store turning over $A63,000,000 on behalf of their 700 wool clients. The company has some of the largest wool growers in NSW as clients and some are up to 800 kilometers west and north of Dubbo. Don is ably assisted by a staff of 15 of which 5 are wool specialists and auctioneers.

Want a better love life that starts with the word “no!”? Want to have less stress, sleep better, get fewer colds and flus and avoid headaches and heartburn? Doing so may be as simple as saying no to obligations, chores and social commitments you agree to just to make other people happy. People pleasers put everyone else before themselves. For some, saying “yes” is almost an addiction that ties them in knots and puts relationships with loved ones in peril. Our guest is on a rescue mission to transform the lives of emotional caretakers. Dr. Don MacDonald is a recovering people-pleaser and chiropractor. He realized many of his patients were coming into his office due to stress-related conditions fueled by their own excess worries and inability to say no for their own good. Tonight Dr. Don will explain how to decide in advance what you will and won't do. This will lead to a healthier and happier 2017. Dr. Don is the bestselling author of “The Underdog Curse.” His website is www.theunderdogcurse.com.

Dr. Don MacDonald says that everyone loves an underdog, but what happens when you stay stuck in that mindset? It can become a curse that causes you to sabotage your own success, be brought down by old habits and held back from genuine happiness. After spending most of his life trying to kick his own underdog curse, chiropractor and success coach now spends most of his time trying to help others with the cure to this purpose-destroying pattern. It's time to stop being focused on what other people think and expect. This will only drive you away from your purpose, and drain your energy, inspiration, and self-esteem. If you are looking to break through a plateau in your health, relationships, or finances, this inspiring book will equip you with easy-to-follow steps that will help you hone in on your purpose and find authentic success in life. .His book is called THE UNDERDOG CURSE.  Please visit http://www.theunderdogcurse.com/ for more information. 

Have you ever felt like a underdog? You have you have so much potential but no one seems to understand you or wants to promote you? My guest Dr Don MacDonald knows and understands us all well! He and his wife have chiropractic practices and while doing chiropractic care noticed that a lot of their patients seem to experience the same thing.....the underdog curse. They decided to do something about it! They wrote a book about it and are now international speakers. Don will teach us how to break the underdog curse

www.InspiredNationOnline.com Author, speaker, coach, husband and chiropractor are a few of the titles that Dr. Don MacDonald carries. In this interview Dr. Don shares with our listeners what the 'Underdog Curse' is and how for years, it held him back from his true achievements  Everyone loves an underdog.   But what happens when mentally, you stay and live in that mindset? It can become a curse and cause you to sabotage your own success. Enjoy this interview to create success in your life and "Crush the Curse." For more information on Dr. Don and information on his book "The UnderDog Curse", you can go to www.TheUnderdogCurse.com YOU DEFINE YOU.