by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 15, 2022 | spiritual discipline, spiritual gifts, spiritual life
“The gifts of the Spirit are not meant to give us a short cut to maturity. One of the dangers in the Church is we expect the gifts of the Spirit to quickly do what only the fruit of the Spirit is meant to do slowly.” -Rich Villodas Strait: (of a place) of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 26, 2022 | promises, spiritual life
When we know and love the Lord he sits upon the great white throne of judgment within hearts cleansed, purified and granted complete pardon. We can come anytime to seek his wisdom and judgment regarding our choices. He will guide us by his standards of good and evil,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 13, 2022 | change, spiritual life
In the Seedbed Daily Text today, June 13, JD Walt introduces us to the concept of interpolation in regard to Pentecost: Interpolation- “the insertion of something of a different nature into something else.” ……a lovely, evocative word with Latin...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 30, 2022 | spiritual life, Spirituality
People often believe that anyone talking about “religion” is proselytizing others into accepting her own religious beliefs. That’s not necessarily the case. Some of us simply recognize the value of heightened spiritual consciousness, the benefit of identifying one’s...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 13, 2022 | Prayer, spiritual life, Spiritual Warfare
An online devotional group was discussing deliverance from demonic influences this week. I have written about deliverance experiences in our women’s life recovery program. Something I have observed is that Jesus didn’t seem to go looking for spiritually...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 1, 2022 | spiritual life
Have you had a time when you were in a restful, pleasant and happy place in your mind, not mulling over something or ruminating or problem-solving at any kind of conscious level when suddenly, right out of the blue (or out of the grey “matter”, more...
