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.
Let It Go
“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” 1 Corinthians 13:11.. Jesus points to children as an example of the kind of faith, love, and trust for Father that he wants to see in his disciples. In this example, however, Paul is referring to the ways of childhood as an immaturity to be left behind. It is a way of only seeing and knowing in part, through eyes not yet able to see, ears not yet able to hear, a mind not yet able to understand…… We must leave those things behind so that we can embrace...
Living Sacrifice
A morning Wake Up Call devotional this week focused on Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. People may view a "living sacrifice" as an oxymoron. I would have considered it that way but for having been schooled by the Holy Spirit on multiple...
Focus:What I Know
My God-focus: God's Presence God's Sovereignty God's Goodness Gods Personal & Intimate Care for Me.... (And every other Child of His!) In other words: He is with me. He is able to meet any need. He will do it in the way that's BEST for all. He will be with me, working for me, abiding in me and accomplishing His will through me. Because He loves me. (CBB 7/2/22)
What If?……
"What if we are missing the point when it comes to salvation by grace through faith? What if it is vastly larger than a cosmic (albeit legal) transaction—way more than a mere pardon? What if it is about resurrection from the dead—even before you actually die—and the appropriation of eternal life even before eternity begins? After all, you saw the text. We are dealing with . . . the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not. .....Could it be that we have focused so much on sin and salvation that we have lost the bigger story of salvation—of being swept up into...
Follow or Be Led?
This morning as I awoke the Lord put two things before me in the sweet, personal, and intimate way in which He calls me to commune with Him as the day begins. The first was this: 1.) "Follow Jesus who has the mind of the Christ," then 2.) "Be led by the Spirit, who gives YOU the mind of the Christ." I got out of bed, went downstairs, fed the cats, then sat down to look more closely at these two directives, to explore this Word before me. There is a subtle difference between the two. However, it seems to me, as one who believes the Bible and believes in the incarnation of God in Jesus, the...
Dr Timothy Tennent Blog: Fulfillment Series Part 1
Great Read ...... Fulfillment Series Part 1: Adam June 30th, 2023 Gen. 1:26-28, 3:1-7; Rom. 5:12-25 "The Old Testament has such a wide array of books, 39, and hundreds of people, events and stories, such that it is not easy for many Christians to know exactly how or where to begin. Most people know the story of Jonah being swallowed by the great fish or David slaying the mighty Goliath. Many will find the familiar strains of Psalm 23 comforting in times of sorrow. But how does it all fit together? You may feel a bit daunted by the Old Testament and not even know where to begin or what...
Review Of The Journey
(On 10/26/22 I sent this to a spiritual director whose counsel and devotional teachings were having a significant impact on my life.) Re: .... awareness, attention in preparation for planting, to secure attunement, attachment, affection, abiding, and abandonment "In Nov 1996 I noticed that as the holidays approached I was finding a prime parking place everywhere I went... calling on client offices in my job, shopping at Walmart, grocery store trips, everywhere. After a week I thought, "This is strange. No way it's coincidence." I attributed it to God's favor, knowing how stressed my...
Grandparenting Matters
........"My Grandmother."........That is the most common answer. "To what?", you might ask? To the question: "Who represented Christ for you in your life? Who showed you something of God's character when you were growing up? Who has had an impact in teaching you what you believe about God?" This is the follow up series of questions to my first two questions in this part of the interview: "Are you a spiritual person? What does that mean to you?" If they say yes and give some kind of definition of their spirituality, the next question is about where that came from. These are the questions that...
The Kingdom Is Among You
( From 6/27/2021) From time to time I have received an online newsletter called “Sounds True”. I look at it to get the drift of what’s being peddled by the popular culture as “Truth” to ears that want to be tickled…… today it offered a free video by a renowned Zen master on mindfulness as a means to being present to others. He said that the object of meditation is to connect mind and body so that one may be fully present to those we love. Most all of these online pop psych newsletters or blogs are marketing ploys to sell you someone’s idea of the best new way to solve whatever problem...
Return To The Past
June 24, 2016......Some days when I read memories from previous FB posts, I wish I could go back in time.. at least for a few moments.... "The Lord is gracious and kind, ever encouraging and comforting. I am so blessed to know and be known by Christ, to have godly friends and a husband who fears and worships the Lord, loves me, and is a co-worker in ministry. I am in the best place in life I have ever been. Reasonable goals are in place for the near future to be accomplished toward which to work and I have the satisfaction of seeing God work in the lives of women he has entrusted to our...