by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 17, 2026 | change, Truth, Wisdom
I knew the Wallace family from my family’s hometown. I visited Lurleen and children with our 4th grade girl scouts and Daddy and I went to see him in his final years before his death in Montgomery. He did suffer in this life but found peace. CBB. 7/16/26 “In June...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 23, 2026 | Grace, Suffering
Something to remember. “In Gethsemane, the holiest of all petitioners prayed three times that a certain cup might pass from Him. It did not.”C.S.Lewis Not my will, but Yours. Amen. Cathy’s note: I just realized that Paul, who asked three times to have a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 19, 2026 | Bible Study, blessing, generations, God's will, Grace, Uncategorized
Paul’s ministry is generally considered to have spanned from around 34 AD, following his conversion, until his death around 67 AD, making it approximately 33 years. 1 Timothy 2’s instructions on worship provide guidance on public conduct and demeanor of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 20, 2025 | Assurance of faith, Assurance of salvation, Teaching, witness
Assurance…. A hallmark doctrine of Methodism….. yet do we really “get it?” Assurance is not “all about the heart”….. it’s only about the heart after one’s heart has been circumcised and healed by the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit operating by invitation to Jesus...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 26, 2023 | Grace, Holy Spirit, sanctification
Have you observed situations in which “grace upon grace” preached and given led to indulgence and unrepentant excuse-making …..? Worth thinking about. “Grace doesn’t free us to sin. Grace makes us despise our sin. Grace frees us to obey, and, when we...
