by Brent McDougal | May 6, 2024 | FirstLife Blog
I once led an overnight trip with 12 youth and 3 adults to Desoto Caverns in Alabama. It’s a large cave with lots of tight walls, sharp stalactites and stalagmites, and low ceilings. We walked for about an hour through the cave with our headlights on. Then the guide...
by Brent McDougal | Apr 29, 2024 | FirstLife Blog
I was a sophomore in college when Billy Joel came out with the song We Didn’t Start the Fire. The song lists various major events in the second half of the 20th century, from scientific and societal advances to political events. Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China,...
by Brent McDougal | Apr 23, 2024 | FirstLife Blog
There’s an old story about the famous architect Christopher Wren. After a massive fire destroyed London in 1666, Wren was tasked with rebuilding St Paul’s Cathedral. The work was long and difficult. One day in 1671, Christopher Wren observed three bricklayers on...
by Brent McDougal | Apr 15, 2024 | FirstLife Blog
Just about all of us have life dreams. These are things we hope for and want to see become reality. Maybe your dream is to start a new career. You can sense God leading you to something different, but you’re not sure how to get there. Maybe your dream is to get a...
by Brent McDougal | Apr 8, 2024 | FirstLife Blog
Happy Eclipse Day. I just made that up. No one has really said that to me. But lots of people are excited for what’s happening today. Total solar eclipses occur every 18 months, but based on location, it could be centuries before the experience comes around again. By...
by Brent McDougal | Mar 25, 2024 | FirstLife Blog
In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, there was a British runner named Derek Hammond who was the potential favorite in the 400 meter race. He got off to a very good start, but about 150 meters into the race, he felt a pop in his leg. His hamstring was ruptured. Hammond fell...
