by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 18, 2022 | Beatitudes, Bible Study
Today our devotional journey with Elijah and the widow of Zarephath continued as he asked her for water and a small cake of bread…. What she discovers in accommodating the request of Elijah is a glory story from which we may all learn… 1 Kings 17:12-14 12...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 9, 2022 | Bible Study
This morning’s Wayside topic: setting out on journeys…..from “Bible Notes by the Wayside” by Rev. Horatio Hackett, written in 1852 following several months of travel in the Holy Land. He writes about the story of Jesus’ parents starting...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 9, 2022 | Bible Study
One of my very favorite devotional writers- Jill Carattini always challenges one to think! And one of my favorite topics….the revelation of God in Christ! Minds Upset Wherever one might be in declarations of belief, God is so often not the God these declarations...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 6, 2022 | Bible Study, growth, healthy churches, mind
“Luke Timothy Johnson said once that expecting folks to fall in love with scripture through the historical-critical method is like expecting someone to fall in love with someone via autopsy.” From Father Everett on Twitter Dissection and examination may...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 3, 2022 | Bible Study, righteousness
7/3/22 Today our pastor continued a series entitled “Timeless Bible Stories.” The featured story was of Noah and the ark from Genesis 6:9-8:14. The major points of the story are familiar to us but there are some subtleties that struck me today as we read...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 23, 2022 | Bible Study
From 2014: As I was cleaning out some files today, I came across this that I had gotten during a Bible study at some point: Inductive Bible Study Questions 1. What is the “Big Idea” (are there commands, promises, information about God’s character,...
