About the Author
Cathy Boyd Byrd invites others to join her in considering topics of interest to those on the Christian spiritual journey…..discipleship, spirituality, mental health, Christian growth, and Bible study. Cathy enjoys working with others as they transition from emotional emergency and brokenness to spiritual emergence and abundant living! Many of the topics about which Cathy writes are interrelated as experienced in her own life and in the lives of those with whom she works in counseling, teaching, and case management, and in friendships. She believes that sharing our journey of Christian growth and spirituality helps us know God and ourselves better and connects us with others!
Cathy is a Christian Educator and Life Recovery Counselor, and an ordained deacon through Christian Leaders Institute. She serves as Community Outreach MInister at Lynn Haven United Methodist Church. She is a student (disciple) of the Holy Spirit and shares with her students (disciples) the things the Lord teaches her through Bible study and contemplation, incorporating experiences interpreted through the Word, cherished traditions of her faith, and reasoning that comes from seeking the mind of Christ in accountable community. She was widowed in August 2020 after 48 years of marriage to Bill Byrd, is mother of 2 and grandmother of 5. Her journey of faith has been lifelong and continues to be an adventure with the trailblazer and guide, Jesus Christ!
Cathy is the founder and program manager for a Christian women’s residential life recovery program, Titus 2 Partnership, Inc.(www.titus2.life) in Panama City, Florida.
On Call….. 24 hours a day……
Someone had contacted me about a post I had put on Facebook quite a while ago about dealing with the death of a young man. She had a young person in her life who had suffered the loss of someone she loved and this FB friend of mine wanted to share that post with this young person. As I searched for it I came across a number of posts that I had forgotten about. This one in particular caught my eye because almost the same thing happened recently..... I was awakened in the night out of a deep sleep and realized I was supposed to get up and write a letter on behalf of someone going to court. ...
After the Storm…… A Remembrance
Shared at Carillon Beach Community Chapel on Sunday, October 20, 2019 10:00 a.m. at a Service of Remembrance. Titus 2 Partnership’s home, like so many others in the path of the storm was battered and broken on October 10, 2018. In the first few days after Hurricane Michael, as assessments were being made, there was a lot of uncertainty. Was the structure beyond repair? Would the cost of repairs be more than the value of the property warranted? What factors would decide our future and who would make the final decision? Insurance company adjusters controlling interpretation of policy...
Living Into the Wholeness of Triune Godhead Faith
It seems to me that if we believe that God is the Triune Godhead, immutable and united as One, and that Jesus Christ is the Incarnate God and the Holy Spirit is the spirit of God present in our hearts to guide us through comfort, confirmation, and conviction, then there is a problem with the way some are approaching the issue of homosexuality and its associated issues. They do not deny that God’s Word condemns sexual sin. They simply point to the fact that Jesus did not directly condemn their particular brand of sexual sin during his life and ministry among humankind. Therefore, they say,...
Complementarianism = Evangelegend
"I’m forced to think a lot of the pearl-clutching is due to the fact that MacArthur’s brand of complementarianism is simply out of step with culture. Maybe MacArthur’s right here: maybe we’ve swallowed so much feminism that an uncontroversial stance of 10 years ago is shocking today. That’s the leftward march of progressivism, moving the window of what’s acceptable in polite discourse forward at warp speed." This quote from Kyle Mann's opinion piece https://www.disrn.com/…/opinion-the-go-home-heard-round-t…/… Maybe the "pearl-clutching" (a veiled and not-funny-at-all slap at women who...
Church Militant
When a new assemblage of women come into Titus 2, it generally takes a few weeks to "settle in." With the Hurricane Michael repairs finally coming to an end, we have been able to work back toward a full house and teaching schedule. The first few weeks are difficult, fraught with anxiety, detoxing, emotional instability, physical aches, prickly personal spaces, and menses that begin to align. Why in the world would God do that...have women who live in common shelter all have PMS at the same time??? Maybe it is like Archie Bunker's infamous attitude toward Edith's menopause woes.... to just...
Blessing God…… From Religion to Relationship
October 13, 2019- Sermon at Carillon Chapel Blessing God Call to Worship: (from Psalms 66) Leader: Shout joyfully to God, all you lands! Sing out the glory of His name; make His praise glorious. People: Say to God, “How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power Your enemies cringe before You. Leader: All the earth will worship You and will sing to You; they will sing to Your name.” People: Come and see the works of God; He is awesome in His doings toward mankind. Leader: Oh, bless our God, you people, and make the voice of His praise to be heard, who keeps our soul...
Mercy
This beautiful sunset view posted yesterday reminds me of God's greatness and just how different his thinking is from ours. Genesis 1:3 says, "So evening and morning were the first day." I've known of the Jews' practice of following this biblical "day" designation, starting the Sabbath at sundown on Fridays, but most of us follow the practice of thinking of the "day" as starting at sunrise. God's creative thought process goes from darkness to light, from quietude and preparation to action. As a "morning person" my biological clock naturally rouses me before sunrise and I am ready to rest...
Letter to My Pastor: Communion and Vision for the Church 9-29-19
Sun 9/29/2019 3:44 PM To: Pastor Terry Tatum From: Cathy Byrd This is the article I was referencing as we talked at church today about Communion. https://wesleyanaccent.com/carolyn-moore-the-mystery-and-glory-of-communion-with-god/ The Mystery and Glory of Communion with God – Wesleyan Covenant Association The Rev. Dr. Carolyn Moore is the founding and lead pastor of Mosaic United Methodist Church in Evans, Georgia. She serves as the vice-chairwoman of the Wesleyan Covenant Association Council. wesleyancovenant.org Also, here's my blog post about what I told you about communion earlier in...
#imabummerlamb
A Facebook poster attributed this story to Sheila Walsh having written about a peculiar sad occurrence in some sheepfolds. There have also been YouTube accounts of this happening with lambs. As reported, every once in a while, an ewe will give birth to a lamb and reject it. There are many reasons an ewe might do this. If the lamb is returned to the ewe, the mother may even kick the newborn away. Once an ewe rejects one of lambs, she will not change her mind. Such a little lamb will hang its head so low that it looks like something is wrong with its neck. Its spirit is broken. These lambs are...
Titus 2 Budget Planning and Year End Donation Requests
Someone asked this week how Titus 2 is supported...My reply was that our ministry is supported by faith and the favor of God, donations from the community and modest student fees of families that are able to pay and students once they advance to the point of transitional employment. We don't hire fundraisers or put on expensive bashes. We have not increased our fees in the 5 years since we started. We hold occasional yard sales. We depend on word of mouth, on prayer, and on God to turn the hearts of people who understand the urgent need to provide for people who have nowhere else to turn....