by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 17, 2026 | seasons, spiritual life, The Church, timing
For many years I followed the calendar, seasons, and holidays that coincided with a standard school system calendar…… That has been the case for many of us who raised children or worked in education….We continued in the school-year pattern we had known growing up and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 19, 2025 | Ministry, story, timing, Titus 2 Partnership, Trust
I watched a video recap of the 2025 Summit by CCPL (Center for Christianity and Public Life) where our middle granddaughter is now employed, having transitioned from 9 years of working as a reporter and editor with several news organizations in D.C. covering the U.S....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 30, 2025 | ordination, Quadrilateral, spiritual journey, timing, transparency
Determination and perseverance defined by a life….. “She watched 146 women burn to death because factory owners locked the exits.Twelve years later, she became the most powerful woman in America.As a girl, Frances Perkins couldn’t understand why good people...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 23, 2025 | Prayer, Purpose, redemption, social gospel, Spiritual abuse, spiritual battle, spiritual journey, Teaching, timing, witness, Worldview, woundedness, writing
“You were created to be a difference maker, making significant differences in the world. God is the source of your power, abilities, opportunities and even the desire to do good works. Philippians 2:13 states, “For It is God who works in you both to will...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 14, 2025 | attributes of Christ, miracles, mysticism, time, timing
Just as Dottie Wilson’s text devotional today (below) hints, I do believe God reveals Himself to us as timeless, omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent occasionally. There have been brief moments when I and others with whom I have talked have experienced “jumps” or...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 21, 2025 | communication, Disciples, reading, scripture, theology, timing, witness
On Saturday I had a text conversation with a friend about the feelings of such a dark Sabbath Saturday after the reminders of Jesus’ pain and suffering of Good Friday that the disciples might have been experiencing all those years ago on the day after Christ’s...