by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 31, 2026 | Holy Spirit, Teaching
CBB. 1/30/26 was truly a day in the Spirit…….starting with an 8 a.m. class discussion with recovery students about dreams, one that was even a visual preview that appeared exactly aligned with the lesson I was about to teach! As I had gotten in the car Gridsy morning,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 8, 2025 | action, boundaries, Holy Spirit
This meme made me think……. For decades it was clear to me that I lacked gentleness. And I was comfortable with that …..until I wasn’t. That was when I began praying for gentleness. It took time but I have, thankfully, gained a greater capacity for more consistent...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 18, 2024 | Assurance of faith, Assurance of salvation, desiring God, Holy Spirit
Reflection for tomorrow, Pentecost Sunday….. “The consolation of the Holy Spirit” is a phrase I have heard from time to time and I had imagined that it is the comfort of the Holy Spirit. But I read a brief essay by Ruth Haley Barton who has written about...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 26, 2023 | Grace, Holy Spirit, sanctification
Have you observed situations in which “grace upon grace” preached and given led to indulgence and unrepentant excuse-making …..? Worth thinking about. “Grace doesn’t free us to sin. Grace makes us despise our sin. Grace frees us to obey, and, when we...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 25, 2023 | action, authority, boundaries, change, correction, Cultural Issues, Holy Spirit, life change, mercy, sanctification, self examination, spiritual journey
Many have assumed that since the Dobbs case challenge and decision to return regulation of abortion to states that the issue is resolved. It is not. There are efforts to “enshrine the right to abortion”, with no limitations, into the US legal code through...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 12, 2023 | Holy Spirit
I got this message from a former student and friend who asked: Hi Mrs. C, when you get a chance, could you please help me understand this? I randomly came across the scripture in my Bible study yesterday after speaking with a friend about the seriousness of blasphemy...
