by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 5, 2007 | books, mysticism, Prayer, transcendance
I was reading recently from How People Change by Timothy Lane and David Tripp. In it they describe some of the manifestations of “Christian externalism”, their description of the things people do to try to fill the “gospel gap” that subverts...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 26, 2006 | books, Pharaisees, Priests
We all can identify the spirit of pharisaism among us- those who hold themselves forth as more righteous than others, who separate themselves from the rest of us and flaunt their religiosity before us, often making others feel inferior and unrighteous.But how often...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 29, 2006 | books, conflict, The Church
I read Bennett J. Sims’ book Servanthood: Leadership for the Third Millenium for a class. In it he tells of one of his pastorates in Maryland where they undertook a construction campaign, using a well known architect. The architect planned a starkly modern...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 15, 2006 | books, Suffering
I recently re-read The Wounded Healer by Henry Nouwen as part of a certification class in Christian Education. This book has been part of my personal bookshelf for about 8-9 years, since an experience of “woundedness” that profoundly affected my view of...
