Posted at: 20 March 2012 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

Three times a year I attend the Sabbath Retreat hosted by Dallas Baptist Association and led by Milfred Minatrea. The word Sabbath means “to rest.”    The Sabbath is a concept instituted by God following creation.   For six days God created the heavens, the earth, the animals, and the human race; and on the seventh day [...]

Posted at: 06 March 2012 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

While at Dallas Baptist University attending BACE (Baptist Association of Christian Educators), I heard Dr. James Denision, founder of Denison Forum on Truth and Culture, speak on the topic, “How Many People Does It Take To Make a Difference?”   The title was a very thought-provoking ministry question.  As he developed his thoughts, the commission for [...]

Posted at: 22 February 2012 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

  When you travel you have many new opportunities and experiences.  On a recent trip to Georgia, I discovered a new word on a dinner menu.   This menu had the same descriptive words for the food and same food groups with one exception.  Rather than a term such as appetizer, or starters to describe the [...]

Posted at: 07 February 2012 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

For many years my mother collected Andrea bird figurines.   She enjoyed these beautiful figurines because of their realistic appearance, detail, and expert painting.   The choices of figurines ranged from birds of prey figurines, songbird figurines, and a number of various hummingbird figurines.  With all the choices of Andrea birds, birthday and Christmas gift selection was [...]

Posted at: 24 January 2012 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

SOAP Bubbles Each of us finds ways to restore calmness and tranquility into our lives.  What do you do to allow your brain to slow its pace of thoughts flashing into your cognitive mind?  How do you adjust your emotions to release your pent-up supercharged temperament?  In what ways do you allow your body to [...]

Posted at: 10 January 2012 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

Can or how does spiritual transformation occur in our life?  In the public arena some people may doubt whether God chooses to be involved in the lives of people.   Let me use the written record of the Bible to build a case for spiritual transformation based on God’s view.   Nicodemus of the Bible asked a [...]

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

Who stole Christmas?  Was it a grinch or has the post-modern culture stolen Christmas?     The post- modern view has been growing in strength and acceptance for a number of years.  This philosophy relates to systems of economics, nationalism, and religion.  John Lennon expressed it in his 1971 hit song “Imagine1,” a clear ideological view of [...]

Posted at: 23 November 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

    Recently I attended a Dennis Pethers conference dealing with the Christian  trends of America as compared to Great Britain.  Dennis is from Great Britain and has studied the demographic changes of his country.  Dennis reported 6% of the current British population to be Christians as compared to two generations earlier when the number [...]

Posted at: 09 November 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 1 Comment

by Dr. R. W. Bobby Martin This chart provides an opportunity for a conversation and comparison of the Emergent Church and the Traditional Church based on research and author’s observations.   It is not a definitive list or a conclusive statement on either style of church.  The Traditional Church has embraced many methods and numerous ministries [...]

Posted at: 01 November 2011 | By: DBA Staff | 0 Comments

1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, [...]