by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 8, 2026 | God's attributes, heart of God, John 5:2-14; Mark 2:1-5; James 5:16;, listening, Spirituality
CBB 2/8/2020 You may never know…..sometimes when a needed item appears at “just the right time” by some mysterious means from an unexpected source, it builds faith and demonstrates that God does care about the smallest, seemingly most insignificant things....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 21, 2026 | God's attributes, love
From my journal 3 years ago……. Jesus’ tough love….. Jesus called Simon Peter “satan” for being used by the devil to try to dissuade Jesus from following through on his mission that included his own death. He told Simon Peter also that he knew he...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 18, 2026 | God's attributes, Teaching, writing
Dr. David F. Watson…..writing about divine agency, the idea that God does things. 10/23/25 on Substack…a keeper “Jonah Goldberg is a media personality who uses his critical thinking skills far more often and effectively than many of his peers. I’ve always appreciated...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 22, 2023 | Emotional Literacy, Facing fears, God's attributes
From July 23,2021: “FEAR GOD AND YOU WILL FEAR NOTHING ELSE,” GOV. RON DESANTIS I’m always surprised when I discover that many Christians don’t understand the biblical call to fear God. It doesn’t mean quake and quiver with trembling anticipation of being struck by a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 9, 2023 | God's attributes
One of my very favorite devotional writers- Jill Carattini always challenges one to think! And one of my favorite topics….the revelation of God in Christ! Minds Upset Wherever one might be in declarations of belief, God is so often not the God these declarations...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 5, 2022 | God's attributes, God's will
A few years ago as a Titus 2 lady moved out into her own place, I had something in mind that I wanted to get for her and her toddler daughter. She had expressed a desire for this particular thing. And while it was not particularly expensive or an unreasonable request...