by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 4, 2022 | heart, love, theology
In a recent devotional from seedbed.com JD Walt asked had we considered that the church has no “doctrine of love” and wouldn’t it be a good thing to have? I contemplated his question for several days before he got back to it today in a devotional in which he shared a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 30, 2022 | Faith, spiritual growth, theology
Some have mocked the distress and angst supposedly expressed by evangelicals over so many young people’s “deconstruction” of their faith and why it is essentially not a rejection of Jesus, but is rejection of institutionalism and politicalization of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 29, 2022 | The Church, theology
One of my devotionals this week asked where am I this Lent season with the way our world is- apocalyptic anxiety, apathetic indifference, or eschatological hope. JD Walt in a seedbed.com daily text this week wrote: “Rather than interpreting the Word of God in light of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 28, 2022 | The Church, theology
In recent weeks I have read numerous opinions by various theologians and pastors whom I respect regarding contemporary issues that challenge us as Christians and as a church. Each strives to bring sound reasoning and passion to bear on subjects like same-sex marriage,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 21, 2022 | culture, theology
At Saturday’s Women’s Grief Gathering on February 19,2022, we talked about the therapeutic value of laughter during our discussion time. This article by Jonah Goldberg, who is quite funny himself, points out some interesting historical perspective on humor...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 15, 2021 | doctrine, scripture, theology
From a post 11/15/2014…. “And if they ever saw your heart, they’d see too much…..You are treasured, you are sacred, you are His……You’re beautiful……. Listening to WOW Christian mix on ipod and reading some of...
