by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 29, 2021 | Galatians 5:22, Holy Spirit, Teaching
“William Willimon: ….the Trinity teaches us the joy of living our lives out of our control. In his resurrection, Christ forever defeated our fantasies that life is under our control. Stanley Hauerwas: Of all the ministerial practices, pastoral care may be the most...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 24, 2006 | Galatians 5:22, patience
I had written on July 30, 05 about my conviction that the order of the attributes described as “fruit of the spirit” in Galations 5:22 represents God’s perfect will, though we, living in a fallen world, seldom experience them in such perfect order....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 30, 2005 | Galatians 5:22, Nehemiah 8:10, Romans 15:13-17, Romans 8:28
Have you noticed how often in Scripture the two words “joy” and “peace” are located side by side? Paul, in particular, is prone to place them adjacent to one another as an invocation or benediction in his epistles. As I was awaking this morning...
