by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 2, 2026 | affirmation, love
Jesus said, ” Love others …. AS I HAVE LOVED YOU.” Tall order. Too many seek affirmation, obtaining self-fulfillment, to be cherished, being worshipped and adored even, which is how many define love, & they seek this “counterfeit love” from...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 28, 2026 | attributes of Christ, love, Teaching
Following is part of a sermon on Advent themes-hope, peace, joy, and love- that I wrote 12/6/19… as I have been pondering on how diversely, narrowly and even incomprehensibly some define “love.” “Consider Love. What do we know about the love of God?...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 20, 2026 | love, mind, Prayer, Purpose, Wisdom, witness, Worldview
Yesterday I went to downtown Montgomery headed to a coffee shop I frequent without thinking about the time and route of the MLK parade. It was underway, coming up Dexter Av. as I attempted to turn toward the coffee shop at 22 Dexter Av. I found a parking place within...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 27, 2025 | John Wesley, love
CBByrd 9/27/25 In a 2022 devotional from seedbed.com JD Walt asked had we considered that the church has no “doctrine of love” and wouldn’t it be a good thing to have? I contemplated his question for several days before he got back to it later in a devotional in which...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 15, 2025 | forgiveness, love
To forgive 70×7 times means to forgive every time the remembrance of another’s offense comes to mind…. In other words, as many times as it takes until you are wholly free of it. It does not mean to keep putting yourself in front of the unrepentant and...
