by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 12, 2023 | Suffering
Mining nuggets on suffering well from this by Jordan B. Peterson: “When you’re in hell, anything that lifts you out even a little bit, which stops it from becoming completely catastrophic, is a lifejacket that stops you from drowning. This realism about the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 7, 2023 | Trust, witness
I remember reading Helen Rosevear’s story in Dr. Charles Stanley’s In Touch Magazine many years ago. It still has power.Can you Thank Me? An interview with Helen Roseveare by Tonya Stoneman Helen Roseveare had just graduated from medical school when she...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 19, 2023 | Suffering
Loss and lament bring opportunities to be drawn deeper into the loving heart of God the Father, into the mind of Jesus Christ Man of Sorrows, into the comfort of the Holy Spirit consolation…….who know both intimately. (CBByrd 7/19/22) Tonight a small group...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 10, 2023 | Suffering
Dr Henry Cloud…. “There’s this idea that time heals all wounds, and it’s a very popular one. At the same time, that kind of thinking can be a big source of pain for a lot of people. Time passing by itself doesn’t do much for us at all. It’s all of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 10, 2023 | Suffering
Sharing in the Suffering of Christ…….. A thought shared in social media by a friend, from C.S Lewis, and worth remembering; . “In Gethsemane, the holiest of all petitioners prayed three times that a certain cup might pass from Him. It did not.” C.S.Lewis...
