by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 31, 2023 | giving
A church’s benevolence fund is not like a social service agency that receives grants like many non-profit community agencies. It is also not like your personal home budget and how you choose the way you dispense charitable gifts. Church members provide funds...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 24, 2023 | boundaries
Our willingness to set or embrace boundaries is a function of the values we hold. It’s important to know what they are, which are non-negotiable and which are permeable and may be superceded by higher-ranking values. Titus 2 ladies today reviewed an...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 25, 2023 | boundaries
From Dr Henry Cloud “Being emotionally present and connected while we are confronting another person is the first essential of a good conversation. It truly requires a work of grace in us. Being present refers to being in touch and in tune with our own feelings...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 4, 2023 | boundaries, communication, Uncategorized
There is only 1 Jesus Christ. He sacrificed himself for each of us and for all of us…. If you don’t like that I have boundaries that prohibit me from accepting responsibility for or making sacrifices on behalf of you or someone else against my will,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 6, 2023 | spiritual battle
Discerning the enemy’s ways and rejecting them can take a long time and hard experience. Dan Wilt’s lingering reflections on the opening verses of Luke 4 in the Wake Up Call at seedbed.com have given me time to reflect on some of those experiences in my...
