by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 31, 2022 | change, Holy Spirit
from 3/31/2021 Winnow: blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff….. to be blown through by a wind …. When I felt discontent building as I adjusted to widowhood in the lakeside home where Bill and I had lived for 16 years, and in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 27, 2022 | change, counseling
“Comprehension involves our ability to find patterns, consistency, and significance in the events and experiences of our lives.” Mike Steger To have the ability to comprehend the patterns evidenced in one’s life, to observe and embrace the fact that...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 27, 2022 | change, righteousness, Truth
How Christ changes the heart: Conviction -> Repentance ->Forgiveness -> Redemption -> Righteousness -> Worship -> Service. CBB 3/27/22
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 15, 2022 | change, spiritual growth
These are photos of the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly that hang in my office and that I use with our new students, explaining the process of transformation this way: 1.) egg- like the tiniest embryo of a human, this little egg contains all that it will need to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 15, 2022 | change, recovery
The metaphor offered below by my friend, Deborah Ann Holstine, is RICH!!!! It is a beautiful biblical exercise in visioning one’s own transition from victimization and bondage in sin to victorious living in Christ! We use an adaptation of William Bridges’ diagram on...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2022 | change
Notice how undergoing these transformational processes requires enduring intense pressure, persevering through chronic irritation, and patiently awaiting the change……
