by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 21, 2007 | counseling, Isaiah 9:6, Prayer, songs
The title of this post is from an old hymn on the Christian life, Blessed Assurance, by Fanny Crosby (1820-1913).Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! O what a foretaste of glory divine!Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of his spirit, washed in his blood.This is my...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 8, 2007 | Career, counseling
In the course of my counseling orientation class, I came across this “Voice from the Field” quote in the textbook- Introduction to Counseling (6th edition) (Kottler, Shepard 2008) page 21….”I do different things on different days. On some days...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 8, 2007 | Career, counseling, Prayer of St. Francis
First, a bit of history…..The Peace Prayer of St. Francis is a famous prayer which first appeared around the year 1915 A.D., and which embodies the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi’s simplicity and poverty. According to Father Kajetan Esser, OFM, the author...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 8, 2007 | counseling, Teaching
In the process of getting to know a new class or group, a teacher often has to be somewhat transparent and reveal things about herself in order to allow the group to get to know her well enough to feel comfortable and open themselves. I have done that a bit as...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 22, 2007 | counseling, culture, Exodus 17
The following quote is from a February 21, 2007, Townhall column by Cal Thomas, writing about the rise of “anti-heroes” and the proliferation of mindless, prurient entertainment focused on the lives of celebrities whose lives both shock us and seem to provide...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 22, 2006 | counseling, pearls, Suffering
One of the issues we revisit regularly in Depression Impact Group is the matter of suffering- why it is present, how we face it, consecrating it to God for His redemptive work through it, etc. Recently, I was struck with the fact that, in the New Jerusalem, the...
