by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 26, 2015 | Spirituality, The Church
Spirituality and religion are not the same things, but religion can serve a useful role in helping mold and define our spirituality and facilitate spirituality’s expression. As William Countryman notes: “Map is not territory.” But a map helps one...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 3, 2015 | Quotes, The Church
Barbara Brown Taylor, in an interview about “Learning to Walk in the Dark” says: “The darkest places in the world are the places where we can see the most stars. – There are about 100 references to darkness in the Bible and if you focus just...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 26, 2009 | The Church, tradition
I’m in the midst of teaching a series of Sunday School lessons on the twelve apostles to our senior adult Sunday School class at my church. I am using William Barclay’s “The Master’s Men” and William McBirnie’s “The Search for...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 28, 2009 | The Church
My Mother brought me a slim little book with a nondescript black jacket and the puzzling title “Unfashionable”. I thought to myself, “What in the world is this about?” She said she thought I would enjoy it. When I opened it I found a quote by...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 26, 2008 | The Church
Whenever I need a good laugh, I read one of Doug Giles’ columns at Townhall.com. Giles is an in-your-face evangelical pastor who writes from a different point of view, one much younger than my own. While I may question his use of some culturally obnoxious...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 9, 2006 | Matthew 13:31, mustard seeds, The Church
On January 19, 2005, I had written about mustard seeds in a post entitled “How very good God is…” I cited a devotional by Alison Thomas entitled “Tiny Beginnings”. In it she quoted Matthew 13:31 ” The kingdom of heaven is like a...
