Posted at: 21 August 2012 | By: DBA Staff | 2 Comments

  When you compare the two glasses of water to the left side of this blog, it is easy to see the difference.   The water in one glass is murky and dirty while the water in the other glass is very clean and pure.    As a disciple of Christ I face the same dilemma.   My [...]

Posted at: 06 August 2012 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

God is at work all the time (Psalm 121:3-4)1.  He does not sleep or slumber but rather He is working to complete His beautiful redemptive picture and plan for mankind.   He is working to rescue and restore our relationship with Him.   He is also working to provide an abundant life for each of us (John [...]

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

The shooting at the Century 16 Theatre in Aurora, Colorado, has moved us away from the laughter and joy of the comic strip cape crusader, Batman, defeating evil with a few Bish, Bam, Bops.   The ongoing story line for Batman is good over evil.   In each episode we can recognize the plot development as the [...]

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

Sometimes when I sing a familiar church song, the words just roll from my lips, never touching my heart or passing through my mind.   I recently had that experience with the song “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing.”   I was singing the words, but the content and message of the words were not reasonating with [...]

Posted at: 11 June 2012 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

For the past several blogs I have written about " Does the Church have a Future ?" and "Tuning the Engine of the Church."  Both blogs expressed the need to review the work and ministry of our churches and focus on the words of Jesus found in Matthew 4:18-22.   Christ wants us to follow Him and lead [...]

Posted at: 29 May 2012 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

      In the previous blog, I discussed the failure of the Oldsmobile brand.  Even though it was declared in 1948 to be the miracle car and the car of the future by the year of 2004 the 103 year old Oldsmobile brand ceased its operations and went silent.   The industry observers were shocked by the [...]

Posted at: 16 May 2012 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

  What happened to the Oldsmobile?  Many advertisements of 1948 portrayed the Oldsmobile1 as the car of the future. (This link has a short and amusing video.)  The advertisements included “futuramic” statements like “Bridging frontiers of the future the Oldsmobile of 1948 is the miracle car of tomorrow and it is here today.”   Will the [...]

Posted at: 01 May 2012 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

Twice a month I blog a Christian leadership principle or ministry idea.   This blog will be by a guest writer, Joanna Jesperson.   She is a friend, pastor's wife, mother of a preschooler and a servant of the Lord.  Enjoy Joanna's insights into Christian leadership from a mother and wife viewpoint. Washing Dirty Feet What are [...]

Posted at: 16 April 2012 | By: DBA Staff | 2 Comments

Leading a church to become strong and vibrant is no easy task.   I attended a meeting in which church health, church growth, and church vitality were discussed.   Very disappointing news was presented concerning our Christian ministry in the state of Texas.   Sixty-one per cent (61%) of the Baptist churches throughout our state have declined or [...]

Posted at: 30 March 2012 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

When You Think of Easter? "When you think of the word Easter, what do you see? If you see bunnies and baskets of chocolate eggs, you are missing out on the richness of this day, considered by many Christians to be even more significant than Christmas. Easter, to Christians, is actually Resurrection Day – the [...]