by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 12, 2026 | Psalm 37:3-5, scripture, Truth, writing
In 2001, after I was asked to be lay director for Blue Lake Emmaus Walk 137 in August 2002, I began praying for a theme and scripture. Almost immediately the word the LORD God pressed on me was “trust.” I searched scriptures about trust and nothing was clicking. Weeks...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 12, 2026 | redemption, spiritual journey, story, witness
6/12/26. CBB The following is a recent messenger conversation over several months with a gentleman who had been in his 40’s when he came to Panama City around 2011-12 to a men’s recovery program with whom Bill and I had some contact. He did some small...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Note from a friend this week: “… and losing my phone later in the day drove me over the edge. BUT GOD heard my screams. How could He not? The angels were complaining of the racket!” That sounds like the definition of a lament…when the angels complain to God about the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 6, 2026 | Quotes
“To the child of God, there is no such thing as an accident. He travels an appointed way. The path he treads was chosen for him when as yet he was not, when as yet he had existence only in the mind of God. Accidents may indeed appear to befall him and misfortune...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 30, 2026 | Ministry, Titus 2 Partnership
-Gifted monthly $25 to Lorraine’s Bake Shop “pay it forward” fund to assist indigent downtown neighbors who may need a coffee/snack break, especially during inclement weather days. (5/2) -Provided 3 boxes of food and household items to a family previously mentored...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 28, 2026 | God's will, memories
Our pastor pointed out this week that the shepherds….low lifes in the culture of their day…were the first to hear the news of the newborn Messiah. And when they found him lying in the manger, | then went to tell others. It is notable in Scripture, too,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 16, 2026 | Ministry
From CBB. 5/16/15 Tomorrow I have the joy of preaching in the Chapel at Transmitter at 11:00 a.m. on The Way Out of Solitude….from Exodus 33. Next Sunday I will also preach at 3:00pm at Mathison Retirement Center, the regularly assigned fourth Sunday for me. I am...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 16, 2026 | Cultural Issues, Imagination
FROM 5/16/2020. CBB…… Looking at the actual demographics of those most affected by this pandemic I just have two words for where this is headed……..(clear them out before they become a burden on everyone else…..it’s your duty to society….. ) Soylent Green The New...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 16, 2026 | God's will, Ministry
Sarah Westfall writes a newsletter online called The Shelf….. Some days it resonates deeply in my soul…. like this piece called “Work Your Land”. On March 20, 1997 the Lord called my attention to a beautiful freshly plowed field and said, “This is...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 15, 2026 | CBByrd Testimony, change, doors, life change, Ministry
I attended a Pastors Retreat at Black Mountain’s Ridgecrest Retreat in February 2026. The leader of Seedbed’s pastoral care team, Dan Wilt, sent out a notice to those of us who attended and offered a 1:1 time to review where we are post-retreat, to counsel...
