by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 18, 2017 | boundaries, brokenness, recovery, redemption
God is the Boundary Originator and the Final Boundary…. the Beginning and the End, the Alpha and the Omega…. Adam and Eve had freedom within a broad range of options with minimal restrictions…God IS the Original Boundary-and- Boundary-Setter and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 28, 2016 | reconciliation, recovery, redemption, repentance, spiritual formation
Reflection on Psalm 51 and the Heart of Transformative Change Psalm 51: 7, 10 “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow…….. Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.” This Scripture is...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 2, 2016 | recovery, redemption, religious movements, repentance, responsibility, self examination, self worth, self-awareness, The Church, theology, thorns, Uncategorized
Part of my call to ministry and passion in gifting is in addressing the social and institutional stigma directed at individuals with mental health diagnoses of depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar, unresolved grief immobilization and others. I was blessed to have...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 7, 2015 | redemption, spiritual life
Titus 2 ladies know well the lasting scars that consequences of poor decisions and sinful behavior have. For many of them, they have come to believe that there was no way to get beyond them. They did not understand the power of Christ’s redemptive work on the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 15, 2007 | brokenness, Christmas, redemption, symbols
A few days ago I stopped at a little antique shop along Hwy 231 in Cottondale, Florida, that I enjoy browsing from time to time. It is owned by Deborah Bush, a Cherokee Indian woman about my age. We enjoy chatting and laughing about memories of things from our youth...
