by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 8, 2026 | scripture, spiritual life, witness
from 2/8/23.. By Lee Grady on FB GET READY, THE NEXT REVIVALWILL BE VERY MESSY True revival is a clash between light and darkness, so don’t be surprised by the noise. By J. Lee Grady Many Christians pray for spiritual awakening, and that’s good. But I wonder if we...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 3, 2026 | God's will, Matthew 5:3-12, scripture, spiritual gifts, worship, writing
Sermon for 2/8/26 Christ Methodist Church-Montgomery Just recently, in a meeting at church, Pastor Misty Barrett commented on an upcoming need to secure someone to fill in for her. I said, “You know, I am not averse to filling in for you occasionally.” LOL! She...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 21, 2026 | love, Prayer, sanctification, scripture
Thinking about God’s standard for Perfect Love and the desire to be perfected in such love as we grow: 1 Corinthians 13: 3-13 (From The Message) 3 If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 3, 2026 | judging, scripture, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom, writing
“If any one tells you that such a person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you, but answer: “He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.”— Epictetus. (Thank you, Nicola Gibson. This quote lines up with...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 23, 2025 | redemption, sanctification, scripture, self-awareness, spiritual formation, spiritual growth, Uncategorized
“God will allow the layers you depended on to fall away, so that all that is left is pure trust; no props, no pretense. Whatever is a distraction He will remove. Connections that jeopardize your integrity, He will remove. He will cause a “divine stripping” to clear...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 3, 2025 | scripture, Truth, understand, witness, Worldview
The day I had this epiphany, that my eternal life began the day I professed faith in Christ, was a day of such immense joy! It totally revolutionized my view of time and myself within and beyond time now! It was a transforming and transcending mental snatching of me...