Category Archives: Personal growth
iGod?
I’ve wondered why teens and 20-somethings and so many others seem attached to their electronic devices like a Siamese twin. I’ve got a theory, and it goes back to how I use my computer and social networking sites. These things are … Continue reading
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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Battling the NOT Caring beast
Do you ever hit a wall of NOT Caring? I do. I was struggling, if that’s the right way to describe it, with the NOT Caring beast this morning. Well, I suppose it was a struggle, because here I am … Continue reading
Posted in Discovery, Identity, Interior life, Personal growth
Tagged 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, battling self, beast, God's power, heart, my lack of power, not caring, strength, weakness
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Speaking of Jesus: Antacid anyone?
I hear the oft-quoted St. Francis of Assisi comment from Christians nowadays: “Preach the gospel at all times — If necessary, use words.” I understand Francis’ point that our behavior and acts of service should be a light in this … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Conversion, God's will, Interior life, Ministry, Personal growth, Salvation, Society
Tagged anxiety, anxious, Bible, conversion, evangelism, faith, Jesus, nerves, nervous, saving faith, speaking, St. Francis, witness, witnessing
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Hope remembered on Memorial Day
Visited my dad’s grave on Memorial Day. Julia and I took our two youngest and our daughter’s friend Jessie, who we call our second daughter. We put flowers in the ground next to my dad’s marker from the U.S. Army. … Continue reading
Posted in eternity, Personal growth
Tagged cemeteries, cemetery, death, Esther Price, General Patton, grief, grieve, hope, hopeless, joy, life, Memorial Day, perishable, unperishable
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God’s most challenging command? Like one another
I find it interesting how God is able to take us to a whole other level of understanding something that we thought we understood perfectly well already. For instance, the subject of love. Any bible scholar and many preachers will … Continue reading
Posted in Discovery, Family life, Observations, Personal growth
Tagged blessed, Cars, friendship, Guideposts, happy, John 13, like one another, love one another, Mark Lowry, Mater, real caring
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Tired of life on God’s shelf? Toy around with this idea
My family and I have been fans of the Toy Story series from day one. I remember the first time we saw the first film. This new realistic animation was just mind blowing. But that was dwarfed by the great … Continue reading
