Tim Boyd's Blog

One of the most storied franchises in all of the NBA is the Boston Celtics.  In the early to mid 2000’s they were a terrible team filled with inconsistency.  They had a couple of good players and in one year they made the play-offs with only two really exceptional players and a bunch of scrubs.  In the summer of 2007 they added two players.  The first was Ray Allen who is the all-time leader in 3 point field goals.  They also added, my favorite athlete at that time, Kevin Garnett.  They were nicknamed the big three, which was the first time that it had happened.  It’s common now for NBA teams to try and have 3 exceptional players.  The 2007-2008 Boston Celtics were the first to try it. After the trades were made the sports media went crazy.  It was all they could talk about.  How great will this team be?  Will these three all-stars be able to play together?  Will they end up crumbling over there egos? When the team ...

"Frequently those who are designed for great and eminent services are left to themselves before their conversion, to fall into great wickedness, that the mercy of God may be the more glorified in their remission, and the grace of God in their regeneration."  -Matthew Henry (Commentary on 1 Timothy)  He is writing about the Apostle Paul.  Although I see it in Job.  I see it in Peter.  I see this played out in David.  I see it in Moses.  I can keep going.... I see it in me.  I think this is one of those principles of the Christian faith that you come to realize as you mature. You must suffer in order to understand Christian service.  You'd be sadistic if you tried to work it into a lesson or a leadership style.  In order to be a good Christian servant, you have to suffer.  So many of us seem to suffer as a result of own hands or words.  But it is not lost time or pain if you learn from it and let God use it to glori...

How do you know that have really forgiven someone?  This is a tough concept for me.  Have I forgiven someone if I still can't stand to look at them?  Have I forgiven someone if I have just completely stopped thinking about them?   I recently ran across a great insight.  I haven’t seen someone define forgiveness in this way before.  If you want to forgive someone you need to have these 4 promises in place.  These are 4 promises that you need to make to the person you are forgiving.  (It’s not that you have to tell them this, but you need to keep these in your own mind.) 1. I will not think about this incident. You must train your mind to stop dwelling on the incident or offense; think about something else, pray, remember a blessing, dwell on God. 2. I will not bring this incident up and use it against you. Generally, this one is prefaced with, “Well, I didn’t want to have to bring this up...” 3. I will not talk to others ab...