by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 27, 2015 | Truth, Twelve Step recovery
Do you or someone you know have a problem with telling lies? Are the lies to avoid consequences? (Blaming others, lack of personal responsibility for behavior) To make oneself look better than she is? (self-centered, even narcissistic) To put others down? (insecure,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 16, 2015 | Truth
Recently I have had to deal with a habit of lying by some students in the Titus 2 program. This is a fundamental pre-requisite for recovery. One must be willing to accept the requirement to live according to truth….telling it, living it, and calling out those who try...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 28, 2014 | 17, Grace, John 1:14, Truth
Grace and Truth Revisited“You want justice for everyone else and mercy for yourself.” That is a direct quote from a pastor spoken to a friend of mine that she shared with me this week as she and I were discussing a common tendency to put the cart before the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 26, 2009 | doctrine, Quadrilateral, scripture, Truth
Recently I was included in a conversation about the “Wesleyan Quadrilateral” – Scripture, Tradition, Reason, and Experience. The phrase was coined by Albert Outler, who later regretted that he had phrased it the way he did, as it has led to a lot of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 29, 2006 | John 14:16-17, John 17:1-3, John 18:37, Prayer, Truth
In June of 1997 our first grandchild was due. We had waited eagerly for this big event. When our son and daughter in law had called to tell us they were expecting, I had begun praying for our first grandchild to be for pleasant and strong physical attributes, for...
