by Brent McDougal | Dec 12, 2016 | Opinion
With all of the talk about how divided America is, I continue to believe that there is more that we have in common than what drives us apart. One fundamental need that all humans have is for deep, supportive relationships. Relationships make the difference when...
by Brent McDougal | Nov 21, 2016 | Opinion
Are you thankful for all the ways that God has been good to you this past year? And do you want to acknowledge the needs of others, even as you enjoy the benefits of God’s good gifts? Then make your Thanksgiving missional this year. The word missional simply...
by Brent McDougal | Jul 11, 2016 | Opinion
When I did my doctoral studies on Rwanda, the driving question I wanted to answer was, “How could a group of people do this to one another?” I wanted to know how there could be so much violence, even neighbor killing neighbor. I was hoping to discover one...
by Brent McDougal | Jun 7, 2016 | Opinion
I climbed into an open vehicle for a night safari with about 15 other people one evening in Kruger National Park in South Africa. For the first two hours, we saw nothing except for a glimpse of the uninspiring backside of a hippo. But then we spotted two small...
by Brent McDougal | May 17, 2016 | Opinion
Years ago, John Denver sang a song (written by Guy Clark) that says: “Only two things that money can’t buy / That’s true love and home-grown tomatoes.” Cliff Temple Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, hosts a farmers’ market on the first...
