by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 12, 2024 | spiritual gifts, Teaching, Temptation
A social media poster asked: “If the 10 Commandments didn’t exist before Moses then what were Adam and Eve “guilty” of? Adam and Eve were disobedient in following the one simple, seemingly small directive Adam received from the Lord God and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 7, 2024 | Teaching
If all sin is equal……. “Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.” Jesus’ own words. He also didn’t prescribe a millstone for just anything. (@seantology on Twitter) Sexual sin against children is right up there with premeditated serial...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 4, 2024 | Teaching, Wisdom
“The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them.” Frank Clark – Our German daughter, Ingela, who spent time in our home as an exchange student, sent this quote several years ago. She is stating...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 12, 2024 | community, Cultural Issues, responsibility, Teaching
From October 26,2023: The Trinity Forum has an excellent podcast you can listen to on The Challenge Of Christian Nationalism. Good discussion on the difference between Christian Patriotism and Christian Nationalism. Search on You Tube. It’s worth a listen if you...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 8, 2023 | growth, healing, Teaching
When I see the degree of spiritual bondage some people are in as I talk to them and discover how spiritually immature and incapable of helping themselves they are, I realize why Jesus likened people to sheep. One can almost hear it in the voice of some who are...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 26, 2023 | significance, Simplicity, Teaching
I have often reminded discipleship students that, “It’s the little things”……….They reveal where our heart and mind are focused. Sarah Westfall writes about this truth in her “Liturgy of Little Things” in her HUMAN...