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.
A Day In The Spirit
CBB. 1/30/26 was truly a day in the Spirit…….starting with an 8 a.m. class discussion with recovery students about dreams, one that was even a visual preview that appeared exactly aligned with the lesson I was about to teach! As I had gotten in the car Gridsy morning, thinking I’d teach the same class as Thursday night’s class at the Mission’s women’s class on internal and external recovery assets, a brief reference to the Holy Trinity observed on social media the previous night came to mind and I thought about something I had written on understanding the Trinity through a metaphor a few...
Infant’s Sleeping Smile
I’ve stood by your cradle and watched you Dream your silent dreams. Empty they are of a language But filled with humor, it seems. So recently from His hand you’ve come The two of you still share A private thought between you That makes a smile your prayer. 5/24/73. CBB
Four Tools In Pursuit of Wisdom and Truth
Seeking direction by using 4 tools for theological reflection in pursuit of wisdom , truth, and unity: Scripture- the "North Star" or polar true north, a means of beginning to orient oneself to pursuit of truth for a Christ follower Reason- a God-given spirit and soul endowment God invites us to use in engaging with Him, this can be viewed as an illuminating Source when engaging with Scripture and provides balance. The "South Pole" of the four points…firmly a straight vertical line under Scripture when God is present in it and worth little when God is not… Tradition- the accumulated,...
Surprising Factors in Longevity
From my social media posts 1/28/2023: After my serendipitously free iced decaf latte experience yesterday I visited with an elderly lady, Ms. Bernie Shotts, I see once a week to help with a few tasks that have gotten beyond her. I helped her pay some bills, took her to the bank and to the pharmacy. When we finished at the pharmacy she asked, “are you in a hurry?” “No,” I said. “Is there somewhere else you’d like to go?” “Can we just go for a ride?” she asked. “Sure. Where would you like to go- downtown, out in the country, or to the beach?” “To the beach,” she said. So we headed out Hwy 98,...
Incomprehensible vs. Incomparable Love
Following is part of a sermon on Advent themes-hope, peace, joy, and love- that I wrote 12/6/19… as I have been pondering on how diversely, narrowly and even incomprehensibly some define "love." "Consider Love. What do we know about the love of God? 1 John 4, verses 8 and 16 tell us that “God IS love”. Ephesians 3:18 tells us that we must have the power that comes FROM God to even begin to understand “how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.”1 John 4:10 reminds us that love originated with God and because He loved us, we desire to and are able to love Him in return. In 2...
Jonah and the Sign of Jonah Revisited…..
1/28/26. CBB Our Sunday School class at Christ Methodist Church Montgomery, AL, has been digging into Jonah. This morning as I read, I was struck by how Jonah knew God’s sovereignty over all circumstances AND he knew God’s goodness, compassion, mercy, patience, and lovingkindness. He was thankful for those things for himself. He also seemed fine with God showing mercy and compassion on the sailors. In spite of them having worshipped other gods, they came to know the true God through Jonah’s witness. He was willing to witness to them about God and to sacrifice his life so they could live....
God Reveals His Mission For One’s Life
CBB. 1/25/25 Shared by Dottie Wilson…. The longer I live, the more obvious this becomes….CBB “The struggles you face are not random; they reflect the weight of the mission God has entrusted to you. Every obstacle, every hardship, is a testament to the greatness within you that the enemy fears. God has filled you with resilience, strength and gifts meant to shine through even the darkest of times. Your life is marked by a divine calling the enemy cannot overcome. You are carrying a powerful, God-given purpose. God did not just anoint you for the task. He also anointed you for the challenges....
Science and Faith
A college student boarded a train and sat facing an elderly man praying the Rosary. The young man chided him for his ‘superstition’ and told him that science had rendered the beliefs of religion irrelevant. “How did you come to discover that?” the old gentleman asked… The young avoided answering directly and said, “I will send you some lecture notes and brochures. What is your address?” The elderly man took a business card from his pocket and handed it to the young man. It read “Louis Pasteur, Paris Scientific Research Institute.” Kaboom! I observed this story on social media. As a...
Poem of Holocaust Remembrance
My God, my God, I pray that these things never end,The sand and the sea,The rush of the water,The crash of the heavensThe prayer of Man. poem by a young Jewish martyr of Ww2, Hannah Senesh.
E.Stanley Jones: Loving Life In Christ
1/22/23. CBB Quote from In Christ, Devo book by E Stanley Jones "With our base established and firm, we are no longer afraid of this thing called life. “He who would love life”—some fear life, some distrust life, some retreat out of life, some hate life—and some love it! In Christ, we love life because we love Life. We can say to death: “O death, where is thy sting?” (1 Cor. 15:55). We can also say to life: “O life, where is thy sting?” Its very stings become our stimulus—they push us forward into the arms of Life. It’s fun to be a Christian—and to me it’s getting more fun all the time!". E....