by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 2, 2017 | community, Pain, peace, Uncategorized
Alone I stood upon a towering hill And all around the world was still And I was all alone. Then every friend I ever knew Passed slowly by and from my view Until at last there was but one Who did not laugh and turn and run And leave me all alone. It seemed so strange,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 26, 2017 | culture, spiritual formation, Uncategorized
In the early 2000’s, as I began my formal training in Christian Education, I discovered several models of Faith Developoment. One that resonated with me most was that of John Westerhoff, in the book, “Will Our Children Have Faith?” (New York:...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 24, 2017 | Trust, Uncategorized
3/24/17 I am reading a small book- Psalms Playlist – a Seedbed.com published book that I purchased recently when Dr. Sandra Richter was here for our Renewal Conference at Lynn Haven UMC. I am delighted by the concept that J.D. Walt and Dr. Timothy Tennent of Asbury...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Excerpt from James MacDonald- Walk in the Word devotional: 3/24/17 CBByrd “Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Jesus qualified me as a priest unto God. I am welcomed into His glorious presence to minister to Him in the same way that Jesus is welcomed into His presence, for I am in Christ. I declare that God has predestined me to be like Jesus, and this privilege of worship...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 10, 2017 | discipleship training, discipline, Teaching, Uncategorized
Hebrews 12:11 Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. Recovery work with broken people is hard some days. There are occasionally...
