by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 5, 2024 | community, love
Worth discussing…. “By Trey Ferguson @PastorTrey05 on X I have become FASCINATED by the biblical story of Isaac. I had a shower thought that turned into a bit of a whale hunt for me. But here it is: if you read Isaac as intellectually disabled, nothing about him makes...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 12, 2024 | community, Cultural Issues, responsibility, Teaching
From October 26,2023: The Trinity Forum has an excellent podcast you can listen to on The Challenge Of Christian Nationalism. Good discussion on the difference between Christian Patriotism and Christian Nationalism. Search on You Tube. It’s worth a listen if you...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 22, 2023 | community, giving
“To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything.” -Timothy Keller Authentic confessional...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 19, 2023 | community, Prayer
3/19/2017 The Islamic Society cooked the breakfast yesterday at the Community Breakfast (now in its 4th or 5th year) and served the guests side by side with the rest of us regular volunteers. The organizers of breakfast have generally given the privilege of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 12, 2022 | community, conflict, culture
I heard a political commentator talking about this week’s mid-term election results that continue to show just how intractably divided our populace is… Both the House and Senate are razor thin margins, neither party having a clear-cut mandate. She said,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 30, 2022 | communion, community, love
“We were designed for true companionship based on mutual respect, genuine love, and commitment. This requires not only time and selfless devotion but also transparency–which means being real, even about our faults. Taking such a risk requires trust. Such...
