by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 17, 2026 | Bible Study, family
”Did you know Jacob was buried with Leah, not Rachel?Not the woman he loved.Not the one he cried for.Not the one he labored fourteen years to have.Leah.In Genesis 49:29–31, when Jacob was about to die, he gave a clear instruction:“Bury me… in the cave… where...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 19, 2026 | Bible Study, blessing, generations, God's will, Grace, Uncategorized
Paul’s ministry is generally considered to have spanned from around 34 AD, following his conversion, until his death around 67 AD, making it approximately 33 years. 1 Timothy 2’s instructions on worship provide guidance on public conduct and demeanor of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 28, 2026 | Bible Study, Teaching, witness, Worldview
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...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 7, 2026 | Bible Study, God's will, growth
from 1/7/2016…. Part of our group’s Genesis discussion: why did early generations of humanity live so long? One reader had suggested to me the insight that after God told Adam and Eve to go forth and multiply God may have granted long lives to assure the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 5, 2025 | Bible Study, redemption, second thoughts
In the daily Wake Up Call devotional from Seedbed on Sunday, 11/2/25, JD Walt directed us to the story in Luke of Zaccheus. He stirred a bit of discussion in the readers’ Facebook discussion group by suggestions Zaccheus was not necessarily the low-life sinner tax...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 6, 2025 | Bible Study, Teaching, witness
Exposure-> Hear and see. Curiosity-> Ask and explore. Information-> Gather facts. Understanding-> Discuss and consider. Knowledge-> Owned understanding. Desire-> “Hunger and thirst.” Insights-> Human reasoning. Wisdom-> Godly illumination. Abiding-> Led by...