by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 4, 2022 | Ministry, Titus 2 Partnership
From 5/4/2019 Yesterday’s interruptions did not appear to be from the Lord. But then again, you never know. I left home at 7 am to drive a lady veteran to Pensacola who had to come back here to close out a bank account. We had a nice ride and a good...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 13, 2022 | Ministry
This was written 4/13/2015, on the occasion of celebrating Titus 2’s first birthday anniversary. Now, 8 years after its beginning, we are still amazed at what God has done and continues to do! “A year ago this week, after what seemed like the disastrous...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 13, 2022 | Ministry
In April 2015 I observed a thread of Facebook posts in which deacons and prospective candidates for deacon were sharing the various places and roles they were working in service to Christ. Another thread inquired about whether deacons were having difficulty finding...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 24, 2022 | Ministry, Suffering
A friend with complications during a difficult trial asked a brother, “What is God doing in the midst of this?” His brother replied,”Warming the oil.” My friend soon recovered and found even greater joy and fulfillment in ministry, especially to others in suffering...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 16, 2022 | Ministry
3/16/17- Once again, I can only marvel at what a sense of humor and irony God has! Last year at the same time that the Alabama West Florida Conference Board of Ministry notified me that I was discontinued from provisional status as a deacon, the UMC...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 9, 2022 | Ministry, The Church
A former pastor friend of mine preached powerfully and prophetically, so much so that he got asked to resign from the church about 25 years ago. He said to me that one has to consider where one’s loyalty is…..with Christ, with the people being served in...
