by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 24, 2022 | redemption
Questioning the ways of God is an exercise in futility….. we are especially clueless in trying to “read” his redemptive will in the midst of man’s bad decisions…..in a Genesis study a group was discussing Hagar, pregnant in the desert after she ran away...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 23, 2022 | joy
2/23/2015 Saturday I was wearing a couple of glass bead bracelets. One of the Titus 2 ladies was looking at the bracelet and said, “The two clasps look like an owl!” Sometimes fun things just happen!
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 23, 2022 | Wisdom
Proverbs 25:11 “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” It is a surprise and a humble joy when one’s words “fit” the place of need or yearning in another’s heart, especially for those who are called to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 23, 2022 | God's will
From 2/23/2016 I have told discipleship students many times, “God WILL use us. We will either be a good example or a horrible warning for others.” Unfortunately, each of us has probably been used in each one of those ways at some point or another. 2...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 23, 2022 | appearances
Fun from 2/23/2016: There has been a long running conversation in my family (as has likely been the case in others ,as well) about the size of women’s backsides and which side of the family they came from. Recently my sister sent me a “funny” that...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 23, 2022 | marriage, memories
Having sweet memories of a fun day, remembering our youth! This was in May 1972 almost two months after our first date on April 1st! We were married in July during summer semester and moved into married student housing for his last two semesters at AU! Then moved to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 23, 2022 | seasons
Love this tweet by Liz Curtis Higgs!! “With the imagination God has given you & the vivid scenes painted in His Word, picture your day unfolding like this: “You will go out in joy & be led forth in peace; the mountains & hills will burst into...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 23, 2022 | sanctification, service
“Genuine transformation has to be something that takes place WITHIN us. Our desire to transform societies, or cultures, at times,is far too grandiose because such visions (claiming divine sanction) may actually be projections of our own failed ability to be internally...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 23, 2022 | Temptation
From Sunday, Feb 23,2020: Sunday night’s life recovery group at Titus 2 focused on rebellion and recovery through a one-hour study of the causes and cure. We used a “15-minute Bible study” on the topic that was first published in In Touch...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2022 | emotions
“In your anger do not sin” : Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.” Ephesians 4:26-27 My habit of rising to anger has given satan a foothold for sin many times (and not just in me, but also in those who...
