by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 6, 2025 | dreams, memories, pets
CBB 8/6/2021 This was our little Daisy beagle. She was adopted by our daughter’s family in 2014 and was about 3 years old, having been rescued in Mississippi by a beagle rescue organization. They brought her to live with us shortly after when they realized she was too...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 6, 2025 | counseling, forgiveness, Grace, grief, peace
Excellent thoughts for those counseling individuals grieving a loved one without confidence of the deceased’s eternal condition- From Biblical Counseling Coalition: “Wise Words for Vulnerable Times………I’ve been reading the rich, pastoral letters of John Newton. I...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 6, 2025 | forgiveness, healing, heart of God, listening, Ministry, mysticism, Worldview, worship
This link is to an excerpt from Dr Curt Thomason’s episode 13 of season 11 on Rupture and Repair. It can be viewed in full oh YouTube or Apple Podcasts. Being Known , his ministry’s website https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AsA2XwqNV/?mibextid=wwXIfr In a worship...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 5, 2025 | counseling, Ministry, Titus 2 Partnership
Titus 2 July 2025 activities:- 7/31/2025 -An unhomed AL woman in her 50’s undergoing cancer treatment came to a local mission for a services. Titus 2 provided transportation and assistance to purchase wound care supplies, socks, other needed personal items. It was...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
June 2025 Report of Titus 2 Ministry Activities: – Consulted on domestic abuse case involving residents adjacent to a family that is adversely affecting an older couple with disabilities. Identified and provided appropriate resources and provided encouragement...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 27, 2025 | stewardship, Teaching, time, witness, work, worship
For 34 years Bill and I made special arrangements, at significant cost and entailing a lot of time to be with our AU Tigers and other fan-friends tailgating in sunshine and rain on Saturdays week after week…..My Daddy used to say that we spent our Saturdays with...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 27, 2025 | Ministry, preparation, Priests, work
I’ve had the opportunity recently to think more about a Christian’s responsibility in retirement. The scripture below-from Numbers 8:23-26- is the only direct reference to retirement in Scripture. Jesus, however, spoke indirectly about priorities without regard to age...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 24, 2025 | counseling, forgiveness, Uncategorized
After pondering overnight on our conversation, I felt like I need to add a key component of how our enemy gains access to our spirit, mind, heart and physical body. One of the entryways he has is through the path of unforgiveness that we harbor. Much of the work of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 23, 2025 | giving, love
There are occasions when small personal sacrifices are required by God to teach us what God’s agape love truly is….. Love has been described as “Investing materially in one’s neighbor…” That may include separation from some of one’s resources, effort, treasures, and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 23, 2025 | desiring God, Faith, spiritual growth, Teaching
Just pondering Judeo- Christian faith, internecine conflicts, spiritual conflict resolution, and peacemaking in Christ. …. Jews living in the “truth”, i.,e., the “Word” (defined by the OT available at the time of Christ) live Judaism in the literal, physical, ethnic...