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About Nicholas McDonald

Post-deconstruction PCA Pastor, author (โ€œThe Light in Our Eyesโ€, Penguin/Random House 2025), culture vulture. Studied creative writing at Oxford University, M.Div from Gordon Conwell. Published @ Christianity Today, Mere Orthodoxy, Gospel Coalition.

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