Posted at: 29 November 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

When I first read The Cross and Switchblade I had no idea how it would affect me.  Now, some thirty or thirty-five years later, the stories about 1958 New York City gang life and the way the Gospel completely changed hardened teens still excite me.  I think God used these to cement my call to [...]

Posted at: 15 November 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

The 2011 State Fair of Texas just came to a close.  My family dives into it each year.  My wife Kristi and my daughter Corrie both won contests this year–one for a corny dog photo and one for a “Dirkenstock” shoe! (The video just may be worth the wait.)  My son Ben has a "best of [...]

Posted at: 13 October 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

Remember the Harmonic Convergence from a couple of decades ago?  Some folks expected great things because all the planets of our solar system lined up on one special day. My guess is, they were a little disappointed. This Sunday, though, you and your whole family—both your immediate and church families–have an opportunity to experience a “convergence” [...]

Posted at: 29 September 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 2 Comments

I admit it…I love National Public Radio.  And I’ve laughed so hard at stories I’ve heard there by humorist David Sedaris that I’ve cried. And here, just one answer in a Relevant Magazine interview with Sedaris reminds us of why we should, like Jesus, take kids and their relationships with God seriously. Q: You were raised [...]

Posted at: 31 August 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

“God’s going to use the prisons to transform the communities,” said the warden as we left a Huntsville state prison.  Earlier in the day, I would have found that statement unbelievable.  Having  just talked with three inmates whose lives had been radically and deeply changed by Jesus, it made perfect and exciting sense. Many offenders [...]

Posted at: 08 August 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

There’s a lot of diversity among the 2.2 million people in DBA’s area.  We believe it’s going to take a diverse group of churches to serve and best communicate the Gospel to each of these different kinds of people. So, while we certainly want to follow God in starting traditional churches, we are open to [...]