Bryan Dunagan, senior pastor in Dallas, dies at age 44: Bringing our hardest questions to God
The Daily Article
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🗓️ 27 October 2023
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Summary
Rev. Bryan Dunagan, senior pastor of Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas, passed away in his sleep two days ago. He was 44 and leaves behind his wife and three children. When such tragedies occur, it’s natural to question God’s goodness and fairness. But when we feel life’s deepest pain, we can respond in two biblical ways.
Author: Jim Denison, PhD
Narrator: Chris Elkins
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning. I'm Chris Elkins with the Denison Forum. Welcome to the Daily Article podcast. Today's article is written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 0:14.6 | Reverend Brian Dunnigan became the senior pastor of Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas in 2014. A gifted speaker and leader, |
| 0:23.7 | Brian combined a scholar's mind and a pastor's heart in serving one of the great congregations in America. |
| 0:29.9 | I pastored for many years in the same Dallas community and know Highland Park Presbyterian Church well. |
| 0:35.9 | I watched his ministry with gratitude for his faithfulness and personal friendship. |
| 0:40.4 | Then came the shocking announcement from his church yesterday morning. |
| 0:44.7 | Quote, in the early hours of today, our beloved senior pastor, Brian Dunnigan, passed away in his sleep due to natural causes. |
| 0:53.7 | End quote. |
| 0:54.6 | He was 44 years old and leaves behind his wife, Ali, and three children. |
| 1:00.0 | I am joining friends in Dallas and beyond who are grieving deeply today. |
| 1:04.4 | A massive manhunt for the gunman in the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, |
| 1:08.5 | continues this morning after residents kept to their homes for a second night. |
| 1:13.1 | Hurricane Otis killed at least 27 people in Acapulco and devastated the region. |
| 1:19.2 | And Israel's military is preparing for a wider ground incursion into Gaza in their hunt for Hamas terrorists. |
| 1:26.3 | The civilian death toll will inexorably rise as Hamas hides |
| 1:30.9 | its soldiers and munitions among the population. Every Israeli and Palestinian who dies will be |
| 1:37.1 | grieved by someone. Given the young age of most of the soldiers, they will be grieved by parents |
| 1:42.7 | and grandparents left behind. |
| 1:44.7 | Such grief is unspeakably unnatural. |
| 1:47.8 | We're supposed to bury our parents, not our children. |
| 1:51.0 | In yesterday's daily article, I reported on an Israeli mother who told reporters |
| 1:56.0 | after her girls were kidnapped by Hamas, |
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