William MacDonald was born in 1917 in Massachusetts. His parents were from Scotland, and they raised him in a godly home. At age 18, MacDonald was saved. He graduated from Harvard Business School with a Master’s degree and and became an analyst for the First National Bank of Boston. He joined the Navy in 1942 and afterwards began to teach at Emmaus Bible College. He was president of the college for six years, totalling his time there to 18 years. During that time he started the Good News Bible Correspondence Course. He then started the Discipleship Intern Training Program and taught in the program for 21 years. In 1989, his Believer’s Bible Commentary was published. By age 80, he had written 80 books. By the time of his death in 2007, he had written 84. MacDonald refused to accept any royalties for his work and gave his excess funds to the Lord’s work, saying, “Most of my Christian life has been hard work, steady plodding, routine duties and lonely hours. There have been times when I have wondered if anything was being accomplished. If I ever thought of turning in my commission, the Lord would drop some little handful of encouragement that would nerve me to go on a little longer.” Some of his titles include:

1. Living Above the Average
2. The Disciple’s Manual
3. True Discipleship (with Study Guide)
4. Proverbs: A Devotional Commentary
5. Alone in Majesty (with Study Guide)
6. The Wonders of God
7. My Heart, My Life, My All
8. Here’s the Difference
9. Final Destiny
10. Christ Loved the Church
11. Believer’s Bible Commentary

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