Category Archives: God’s will
Is your life a mess? Maybe you’re not seeing it in the right light.
Things aren’t always what they seem, right? An event that appears horrible or at least annoying turns out to have a good outcome, when seen in the right light (and yes, that is a bit of foreshadowing – pun intended). … Continue reading
Posted in Discovery, God's will, Observations, Trials
Tagged 4th dimension, angle, darkness, dimension, God, God is light, hate the light, Jesus, John 3, John Muntean, light, Magic Angle Sculpture, perspective, reality, Son
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Tebow tapping into that old Frank Reich feeling
I’m fascinated by my support of Tim Tebow. Why would I, a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan whose team has suffered under the Broncos hooves, cheer for their quarterback and, henceforth, ”them.” Why am I excited about attending a party to watch the aforementioned … Continue reading
Texting, smartphones addictive, according to study
Isn’t God’s timing fantastic? I think I was just writing about this recently . . . By SARA PAUFF — McClatchy Newspapers Posted: 3:00am on Jan 4, 2012; Modified: 8:12am on Jan 4, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ga. — When Adrian Weldon … Continue reading
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Are we doing as God wants with our parents?
Talked with a friend today about a rarity in family life that wasn’t a rarity a generation or so ago: children seeing their parents interact regularly and often with grandparents. Both of us have had the rare privilege and challenge … Continue reading
Posted in Family life, God's will, Personal growth, The church, Values and priorities
Tagged 1 Timothy, 1 Timothy 5, assisted living, children, Christmas, family, grandparent, grandparents, parent, parents, widow, widows
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Stop and Rest Ye This Christmas
I made a crucial decision yesterday afternoon: I stopped to watch a movie with my son. That may not sound like much, but like many of us I have that truly American mindset of “Go, Go , Go.” If I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Family life, God's will, Personal growth, Values and priorities
Tagged carol, Christmas, enjoy family, enjoy friends, enjoy God, enjoy life, God, Jesus, laugh, Luke 10, Martha, Mary, Mary and Martha, pray, rest, sing, stop
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Leave the freaking out to God
Watched “Horton Hears a Who” again for the 4th or 5th time last night. Certain movies get alot of repeat time around the Boyd house. As my 9-year-old put it, “There’s a lot of good messages in that movie.” True … Continue reading
Posted in God, God's will, Interior life, Personal growth
Tagged anxiety, Christmas, freaking out, Horton, Horton Hears a Who, Jim Carrey, peace, Philippians 4, Philippians 4:6-7, Steve Carrell
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Great video about highlights of 2011
I’m not one of those Christians who thinks you have to cite a Bible verse to back up every action. For instance, this video: mostly I think it’s just cool. However, just because God is cooler than I’ll ever be, he … Continue reading
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Certainty about the future: 2012 and beyond
Apparently 2012 will not see the end of the world, but just the transition into a new era. This is according to Australian researcher Sven Gronemeyer, who said the Mayan calendar ends at 2012 because the ancient Mexican culture was … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discovery, God's will, Judgment, Society
Tagged 2 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians 2, 2012, antichrist, Bible, biblical, Bolon Yokte, current events, Daniel, Daniel 9, doomsday, doomsday prediction, Hebrews 11, Mayan, Mayans, prophecy
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Would Jesus be friends with my friends?
What would Jesus do? That was a very popular phrase a couple years back. It’s a big question. How would Jesus respond in various situations we find ourselves in? Sometimes I have some sense of that and other times no. … Continue reading
Posted in God's will, Jesus, Making life count, Ministry, Values and priorities
Tagged friend, friendly, friends, friendships, Jesus, Luke 19, Luke 7, Luke 7:34, sinner, sinners, tax collector, tax collectors, What Would Jesus Do?, Zacchaeus
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