MacDonald was a Member of Parliament in Britain from 1929 to 1942 and then served as a regional controller for the Ministry of Fuel and Power in Wales until his appointment to Newfoundland in 1946. As governor, MacDonald openly campaigned for confederation making him unpopular with those Newfoundlanders who opposed joining Canada. Anti-confederates cited MacDonald's interference in arguments to throw out the 1948 referendum results on joining Canada.
MacDonald left the island upon its entry to Canada in 1949. Two days after his departure, a congratulatory poem was published in The Evening Telegram. The first letter of each line spelled out "THE BASTARD".
After returning to Britain, MacDonald was elevated to the House of Lords as Baron Gwaenysgor.
GordonMacDonald has been a pastor for more than forty years, most recently as a senior pastor of Grace Chapel in Lexington, Massachusetts.
MacDonald can often be found hiking the mountains of New England or Switzerland with his wife or grandchildren.
At a young age, GordonMacDonald recognized that he had inherited a “quitter’s gene,” and because of this—and an influential track coach—he began a lifelong quest for answers.
GordonMacDonald is heading through the security line at Logan Airport, where he'll board yet another plane to yet another destination to give yet another talk on issues important to men.
MacDonald said he was raised in that environment, where conflict seemed the norm and resolution was not part of the equation.
MacDonald acknowledged that while Christians can forgive Apostle Paul, who was involved in the killing of Christians before converting to Christianity, they have a tougher time forgiving sins of Christians after their conversions.
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