by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 25, 2023 | Methodism, spiritual life, The Church
Bill and I were young marrieds with a toddler and an infant. It was mid-1970s. We had made a commitment to join and attend a church, Whitfield United Methodist Church, in part because that was how we were raised. A Sunday School class for young marrieds was being led...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 27, 2022 | Methodism, spiritual discipline, spiritual life
From 9/27/2015, after attending New Room…. What I was feeling then and wrote……. “Little “fires” are all around, awakening faith and ministry in many places…..I see them….. below the “radar”, making a difference,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 24, 2022 | memories, Methodism
Sent by a friend: GARRISON KEILLOR ON “METHODISTS” We make fun of Methodists for their blandness, their excessive calm, their fear of giving offense, their lack of speed, and also for their secret fondness for macaroni and cheese. But nobody sings like...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 16, 2019 | Methodism, The Church
In October 2013, I went to Blue Lake Campground near Andalusia to complete a project for what I thought would be ordination as a deacon in The UMC. Blue Lake held many fond memories for me. It was a beloved and sacred place. I had been called to new life in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 15, 2014 | Methodism, witness
“Your life may be the only Bible some people ever read.” This is something I have heard time and time again in my Christian journey. I believe the truth of this adage was affirmed when the United Methodist Church decided a few years ago… to adopt an...
