by Brent McDougal | Feb 6, 2020 | Opinion
Nelson Mandela, who died in 2013, was an anti-apartheid, revolutionary leader in South Africa who was imprisoned for 27 years for his activism. Upon his release in 1990, he rallied people to the cause of freedom to see apartheid’s end in 1994. He then set his sights...
by Brent McDougal | Jan 31, 2020 | Opinion
As it turns out, lost people really do walk around in circles. I was recently listening to a radio interview that described an experiment from about 10 years ago. The researchers wondered if it’s true that walkers tend to circle back again and again in a big forest if...
by Brent McDougal | Jan 13, 2020 | Opinion
Bob Dylan wrote these words over 55 years ago: “Come gather ‘round people, wherever you roam And admit that the waters around you have grown And accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone If your time to you is worth saving Then you better start swimmin’ or...
by Brent McDougal | Jan 7, 2020 | Opinion
Jesus once told a story about a rich man and a poor man. The unnamed rich man enjoyed fine clothes, good food and a spacious house. Just outside his gate, a hungry man named Lazarus laid around suffering with sores licked by dogs. The implication is that every day the...
by Brent McDougal | Dec 20, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Dec. 14, 2007. At the time of publication, McDougal was coordinator of Alabama Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. John Mayer’s song called “Waiting for the World to Change” has been in my head as I think about Christmas....