by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 6, 2026 | authority, Biblical Counseling, culture, generosity, giving, Teaching
A discipleship student reported attending church and hearing something she called “way off from what I have been taught my whole life.” The message was on tithing. Why do we tithe? My Her answer, she said, is “I want to be obedient to the Lord and what he commands.”...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 24, 2026 | Hearing God's voice, Teaching
Speaking of Ephesians….. A pastor friend, Buddy Pennington writes this account in his weekly blog for small church pastors (https://brotherbuddy.org/letter-46-revival/) “The story is told of a pastor who was impressed by the Holy Spirit while preparing for a Sunday...
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 | Mar 10, 2026 | discipleship training, Emotional Literacy, Ministry, righteousness, Teaching
“authenticity” . 3/10/21 Facebook post. CBB Gotta be real. No denial. Willing to admit our faults. Another valuable theme for Lent, it seems to me. A blog worthy of note: Keeping It Real: The Truth about Authenticity Sep 13 2012 by Megan HillDo we...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 16, 2026 | Imagination, Teaching, Temptation, Worldview, woundedness
2/16/26 I was looking as Facebook post memories and the one below popped up….. 2/16/23 CBB Perhaps why satan is portrayed as a snake in the garden????? Interestingly, as Dr. Curt Thompson talks about brain development, he describes the initial neurological development...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 15, 2026 | change, Teaching, Wisdom, writing
2/15/2020. CBB May I just say this metaphor offered by my friend, Deborah Ann Holstine, is RICH!!!! It is a beautiful biblical exercise in visioning one’s own transition from victimization and bondage in sin to victorious living in Christ! We use Bridges’ diagram on...
