by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 27, 2022 | spiritual battle
In February of this year, 2022, Peter J. Bellini wrote a series of three articles for Firebrand magazine entitled “Thunderstruck: The Deliverance Ministry of John Wesley.” He cites various writings by Wesley on demonic encounters and classifies them...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 21, 2022 | spiritual battle
Someone told me that he envisioned me as marching on the gates of hell with a water pistol. I’d had another describe my efforts in spiritual battle as being more like a fly on the rump of a stallion. LOL! I guess others see my efforts in spiritual warfare as...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 6, 2022 | disappointment, spiritual battle
How many have noticed that, when one has a significant victory in the Kingdom that leads to peace and reconciliation, pretty close on its heels comes a sneak attack from the enemy that is sometimes so subtle and unexpected that it just brings one to her knees? That...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 3, 2022 | affirmation, spiritual battle
Almost 30 years ago I was working on a project with a group of Christian women. Some personal issues arose in the group (not involving me at all) and I became disillusioned with the way I saw them handle it within the group. I was talking to an older, wiser, more...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 24, 2022 | Spiritual abuse, spiritual battle, Truth
2/25/2015: In discussing a situation in which I was fervently adamant and outspoken , a friend likened my actions to those of a “bull in a china shop” and said “people don’t like getting their china broken.” I replied, “I...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 13, 2022 | children's ministry, churches, spiritual battle
Some people’s senses are seriously offended by militaristic imagery (spiritually speaking) in religion. “Onward, Christian Soldiers”, spiritual “battle”, the whole armor of God”, fighting an “enemy”, etc. They believe it...
