by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 23, 2022 | 1 Corinthians 15:9, love
Luke 2:52 b observes that among other things, like wisdom (intellectual and emotional growth) and stature (physical and moral growth), Jesus also grew……” in favor with God and in favor with man,” ( that is, spiritually and THEN, lastly,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 23, 2022 | Addictions, Emotional Literacy
The “crazy cycle”……repeating the same behaviors over and over again, in spite of brokenness, grief, disastrous consequences, and attempts at bargaining with God. I’ve described this cycle many times to students through showing them how it...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 20, 2022 | The Church
This morning as I contemplated my prayer life, I realized that 2 decades-long-standing matters of prayer for me have been the cause of pro-life and renewal in The UMC … Both of those prayer matters have broadened and matured into larger prayer foci for me. This...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 20, 2022 | home
I heard about someone who had started attending our church and is casting about trying to “find her place”…..in need of discipleship and direction. I told the individual who was aware of this to give my number to this person and have her call me or...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 20, 2022 | Faith, God's attributes
The observation below was from 2016….. many times since then the Spirit has moved greatly in my life, at Titus 2, at Lynn Haven UMC and big changes are on the horizon for The UMC and the global church. So many things have changed. Good things continue to be...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 20, 2022 | holiness
“John Wesley once famously said, “There is no holiness apart from social holiness.” Over the years, many have mistakenly asserted that he was talking about social justice. In reality, he was talking about doing discipleship in the context of real relationships. In...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 18, 2022 | scripture, theology
The Holy Spirit of Christ in our spirit that transforms our soul IS God present, abiding in us, just as it was in Jesus. The difference is that Jesus was born to the body of man with the equipping to attain to the full measure of that reality from the beginning...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 17, 2022 | recovery, storms, Uncategorized
April 17, 2019 Bill has had a worker here to do some projects. They’ve installed our 3 outdoor post lamps in the backyard, repaired a blown out porch screen section, installed a chandelier and more. I don’t know if it’s gratitude that life is easing back into “normal”...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 17, 2022 | evangelism, repentance
Jeremiah Johnson reports a prophetic dream he had while meditating on Matthew 7:22-24. It is from an article published in Charisma magazine and reported in a newsletter from Intercessors For America. His message is of a lopsided gospel that works great signs and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 17, 2022 | Aging, healing
Barbara Bush died three years ago. Dr. Marc Siegel, calling Barbara Bush a pioneer, observed that she led the way in choosing well for end-of-life considerations. “When do you conclude you’ve come to the end of your life? There are questions and more questions....
