by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 5, 2026 | confession, heart of God, righteousness, stewardship, transparency, Wisdom
Character will always be revealed when money is involved. I’ve heard some sad and, at times, ridiculous stories about relationships ruined over financial expectations not being met… in families, among friends, within churches, neighbors, etc. But I, like any other...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 27, 2025 | stewardship, Teaching, time, witness, work, worship
For 34 years Bill and I made special arrangements, at significant cost and entailing a lot of time to be with our AU Tigers and other fan-friends tailgating in sunshine and rain on Saturdays week after week…..My Daddy used to say that we spent our Saturdays with...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 9, 2024 | giving, stewardship, The Church, True Religion, witness
Adam Grant writes about “empathetic distress”, also called “compassion fatigue”……It is common for people to experience, especially those who work in helping professions- healthcare, social services, counseling, ministry, etc. And it also...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 9, 2023 | stewardship, Suffering
A close friend with whom I meet regularly for prayer and accountability sent me this photo of a page from Oswald Chambers’ MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: on June 18,2022: I shared it in a social media group with this post: “This Oswald Chambers Devo speaks to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2014 | stewardship, time
A way to think about stewardship of one’s time: Comments are welcome on this worksheet exercise for evaluating and setting some goals for tithing one’s time to kingdom building activities- either in “works of piety” (personal spiritual...