by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 25, 2026 | Faith, Quotes, writing
A college student boarded a train and sat facing an elderly man praying the Rosary. The young man chided him for his ‘superstition’ and told him that science had rendered the beliefs of religion irrelevant. “How did you come to discover that?” the old gentleman...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 10, 2023 | culture
The paradigm drives the conclusion. The starting assumptions are the basis for the beliefs. In evolutionary theory, Darwin started with another person’s theory, a geologist’s theory of how long it would take for certain rock formations to occur. That was...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 18, 2022 | Temptation
2/18/2019 i attended a theology and science workshop sponsored by Hope Hull UMC at which Dr. Curt Thompson talked about brain development. He describes the initial neurological development in humans as “reptilian”….it is the basic. elemental...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 18, 2022 | spiritual life
Zen spin…… ( From 12/6/20) “The term is shortened from mushin no shin (無心の心), (arising from the Chinese Chan School of Buddhism) of a Zen expression meaning the mind without mind and is also referred to as the state of “no-mindness”. That is,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 31, 2021 | counseling, Faith
When I went to a secular grad school for counseling I asked my advisor if my Christian beliefs were going to be disregarded. He said “no”, that I was free to express my beliefs in context with the discussions. I told him I intended to be a Christian...
