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George MacDonald and His Wife
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Destined for Joy: The Gospel of Universal Salvation
Far Above Rubies
Wingfold
The Marquis of Lossie
At the Back of the North Wind
Vintage Editions for Sale
Malcolm
Robert Falconer
The Cullen Collection: Available Titles
The Cullen Collection Blog
Donal Grant
Sir Gibbie
Castle Warlock
Scotland's Forgotten Treasure
Translating George MacDonald's Scottish Novels
George MacDonald: An Illustrated Anthology
BLOG: New Scots-English Edition of Robert Falconer!
BLOG: Good Words for the Young: A Child's Devotional
40 Dawns & 40 Dusks
Wingfold
The Works Online Bookstore
Fairy Tales
The Lost Princess - or - The Wise Woman
Eclectic Orthodoxy Fundraiser
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Bicentenary Conference: George MacDonald and the Prophetic Imagination
Quote of the Week
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C S Lewis: The Roots of His Famous Quotes in the Works of George MacDonald
Influences on MacDonald
In the Spirit of George MacDonald
MacDonald & Me
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MacDonald for Children
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Wonderland Revisited
MacDonald and Dickens: The Cherished Child in the Victorian Era
LIlith's Clenched Hand
The Golden Key: Introduction
Ruth Sanderson: Unlocking Wonder
The Golden Key: The Webcomic
Happy Birthday, George MacDonald!
An Illustrated Excerpt from At The Back of The North Wind
Cullen MacDonald Memorial
New Attractions!
George MacDonald: Spiritual Vision and Transformational Theology
The Lighter Side of George MacDonald
Onesimus: Unspoken Sermons
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Consuming Fire: Music Video
Thomas Allin: Christ Triumphant
The HELL You Say!
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Consuming Fire Daily Devotional

George MacDonald
December 4, 2019

The Child in the Midst

George MacDonald
December 4, 2019
The Child in the Midst

Childhood belongs to the divine nature. Obedience, then, is as divine as Will, Service as divine as Rule. How? Because they are one in their nature; they are both a doing of the truth. The love in them is the same.

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