by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 13, 2026 | spiritual life, Suffering, Teaching, Trust
I get weary of the notion that suffering is preparation for some grand purpose, i.e., as in using Joseph’s story of betrayal, being sold into slavery, victimized by deceitfulness, and left forgotten in prison to becoming #2 leader in Egypt and saving the world from...
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 | Jan 31, 2026 | spiritual life, transcendance, Worldview
A social media poster observed; “God could at any point reveal himself if he exists, but we will be quick to explain why he won’t or can’t. Why is that? Who designed this God myth? Was it God?my My reply:But he does. It’s not a case of seeing is believing....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 25, 2026 | God's will, Ministry, spiritual life, writing
CBB. 1/25/25 Shared by Dottie Wilson…. The longer I live, the more obvious this becomes….CBB “The struggles you face are not random; they reflect the weight of the mission God has entrusted to you. Every obstacle, every hardship, is a testament to the greatness within...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 22, 2026 | Quotes, reading, spiritual life
1/22/23. CBB Quote from In Christ, Devo book by E Stanley Jones “With our base established and firm, we are no longer afraid of this thing called life. “He who would love life”—some fear life, some distrust life, some retreat out of life, some hate life—and some...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 21, 2026 | Cultural Issues, emotions, self-awareness, spiritual life, transparency
I don’t expect anyone to help me back…..but it does make me wonder when someone I’m helping thinks it’s okay to play me and other Christians for fools……. take and take and take, all the while lying and faking how well they are doing while betraying me and...
