by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 20, 2025 | Assurance of faith, Assurance of salvation, Teaching, witness
Assurance…. A hallmark doctrine of Methodism….. yet do we really “get it?” Assurance is not “all about the heart”….. it’s only about the heart after one’s heart has been circumcised and healed by the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit operating by invitation to Jesus...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 7, 2025 | Prayer, spiritual life, Teaching, Wisdom, witness
I heard a pastor say, somewhat dismissively? how he dislikes hearing people say, “I am with you in spirit!” He said we know that one’s human spirit cannot be in two places at once since to be “absent from the body is to be present with the Lord,” i.e., as in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 6, 2025 | Bible Study, Teaching, witness
Exposure-> Hear and see. Curiosity-> Ask and explore. Information-> Gather facts. Understanding-> Discuss and consider. Knowledge-> Owned understanding. Desire-> “Hunger and thirst.” Insights-> Human reasoning. Wisdom-> Godly illumination. Abiding-> Led by...
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 | Jul 27, 2025 | stewardship, Teaching, time, witness, work, worship
For 34 years Bill and I made special arrangements, at significant cost and entailing a lot of time to be with our AU Tigers and other fan-friends tailgating in sunshine and rain on Saturdays week after week…..My Daddy used to say that we spent our Saturdays with...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 3, 2025 | scripture, Truth, understand, witness, Worldview
The day I had this epiphany, that my eternal life began the day I professed faith in Christ, was a day of such immense joy! It totally revolutionized my view of time and myself within and beyond time now! It was a transforming and transcending mental snatching of me...
