by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 16, 2017 | brokenness
I’ve come to believe through observing many people that no one gets out of childhood without some scars resulting from the perception that they were not loved the way they wanted to be loved by one or more significant people in their lives…or even from...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 2, 2017 | brokenness, woundedness
Having referenced the difference between Woundedness and Brokenness in a previous post on Loneliness and Aloneness, I suppose I should explain the difference for those who do not know. Here is something I came across nearly 20 years ago that helped me understand the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 24, 2015 | brokenness, Emotional Literacy
Wounded or Broken? by John Coblentz (Gleaned from the June 1998 newsletter of Deeper Life Ministries) In the Bible we read about a “wounded spirit” and also about a “broken spirit.” In some ways the meaning of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 30, 2015 | brokenness, family, spiritual life
Two weeks ago I walked into the office at Lynn Haven UMC on Sunday morning as I do most Sundays. I checked my mail box and greeted those who were making their copies of class handouts or taking care of other business. I was assigned to preach in the Chapel at the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 18, 2009 | brokenness
In my job I work with individuals in substance abuse recovery. While in the program they take several classes on spiritual topics from books that are familiar to many – Purpose Driven Life, Crown Financial, Changes that Heal, Boundaries, etc. Several of them are...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 15, 2007 | brokenness, Christmas, redemption, symbols
A few days ago I stopped at a little antique shop along Hwy 231 in Cottondale, Florida, that I enjoy browsing from time to time. It is owned by Deborah Bush, a Cherokee Indian woman about my age. We enjoy chatting and laughing about memories of things from our youth...
