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 19, 2017 | witness
Jill Carattini writes today about how our petites histoires, our small individual stories, are part of the grand narrative. How we view and relate to that grand narrative molds and shapes how we tell our own story. As each woman at Titus 2 begins to have hope...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 18, 2017 | discipleship training
Moral Development Theory and Practice in Discipling Individuals and as Revealed in the Broad View of Biblical History Cathy Byrd 3-18-17 In the character formation and spiritual formation work that we...
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...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 8, 2017 | The Church
Random Thoughts on The UMC and Sexuality 3/8/17 “While persons set apart by the Church for ordained ministry are subject to all the frailties of the human condition and the pressures of society, they...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 17, 2017 | courage, Facing fears
“It’s been said that true freedom in Christ is when we have nothing to hide, nothing to lose, and nothing to prove. We have nothing to hide because Jesus has already covered our sin. We have nothing to lose because we are already committed to denying ourselves...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 10, 2017 | conflict
A decade or so ago I had a problematic relationship with someone in the workplace. After numerous conflicts that I seldom saw coming that always originated with this individual’s opinion that I had done or said something which didn’t suit what this person...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 6, 2017 | discipleship training, spiritual formation
Seeing this picture on a friend’s Facebook page reminded me that there was a morning last year when I was in prayer and I clearly felt the Lord speak to my heart the word, “Enough.” That was all. It has not been that unusual for me to hear a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
https://ed4hhs.com/blog/9-mentors-you-need Below are definitions of nine different types of mentors you should have in your life. Make it your goal to have these different types of people as part of your mentoring team to help you succeed. In addition, strive to fill...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were once foreigners.” (Leviticus 19:33-34) One pastor cited this Leviticus...
