Posted at: 28 April 2013 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

Does it seem like you have a million tasks to accomplish today for the Lord?  Every day do you make a list, prioritize, and get it done?   Is this your schedule, agenda, and work mantra?   As a Christian, we are encouraged by James 1:22 in the Bible to "be ye doers of the word, and [...]

Posted at: 01 April 2013 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

I enjoy Starbucks.  Many mornings on my commute to the office I drop by Starbucks for coffee or a breakfast item.  I pay with a gift card. Over time I have discovered the gift cards have many colorful designs for seasonal or occasion celebrations, and I began collecting the cards.  On my Smartphone I have [...]

Posted at: 01 March 2013 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

  Dallas Baptist Association (DBA) is committed to growing and maturing children in their faith with the Lord, Jesus Christ. Each year DBA provides an annual weekend retreat for children's choirs and children's ministries (grades 3-6) to fulfill this focus. The 2013 retreat was focused on salvation of children, and the 2012 retreat laid a [...]

Posted at: 25 February 2013 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

  Read, Click, and Save.   Financial resources are always needed to support our families, churches and important groups.   Over the last several months, if not years, our personal financial resources have been squeezed.   The rising prices of food, gasoline, and taxes make it difficult to end the month in the financial black.   As a father, [...]

Posted at: 12 February 2013 | By: DBA Staff | 2 Comments

The power of love is incredible.  It will make people say or do silly things to express their love for a person.  Love will also motivate people to be devoted, committed, and even sacrificial.  The Bible speaks of laying down one’s life to be an expression of no greater love (John 15:13).  Remember, as the [...]

Posted at: 30 January 2013 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

      I recently went to a restaurant with a salad bar.   I could not believe the number of choices and decisions I would have to make just for lunch.   Every day we have hundreds if not thousands of choices requiring a decision.   Most of our choices and decisions will fit into one of [...]

Posted at: 16 January 2013 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

  Sometimes great teachings and principles of the Bible are ignored or not practiced because they have been hijacked.   One of these Biblical teachings is meditation.   Meditation has been hijacked by eastern mysticism.   "Glassy stares, monotonous chants, and the fragrance of burning incenses-these are images that often come to mind when we [...]

Posted at: 04 January 2013 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

    January is that time of year that we make resolutions, begin a diet, or start something new.   This year I have decided to incorporate more spiritual development into my regular routine.  How will I do that?   Here is my beginning list to help me navigate the spiritual pathway for 2013.   Take time [...]

Posted at: 12 October 2012 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

Recently, I was reading a blog from Navpress about making disciples.  The ideas in the article stirred me with its simplicity.   Have you thought about making disciples in this way? "Back before we all had a GPS, finding our way on road trips turned out to be adventures. A successful road trip required planning and [...]

Posted at: 24 September 2012 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

  If I could do it all over again, I would make some changes in the way I would serve and do ministry in the local church.   Everyone in church leadership or on church staff could easy identify  with this idea.  Thom Rainer, the president of LifeWay Christian Resources, has some keen insights into changing [...]