by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 26, 2017 | The Church
Oh, my! Jill Carattini reads my mind! I awoke this morning with a strong sense of wanting to express an observation I have had recently about people who criticize the church or drop out of being part of it because people there have hurt their feelings. I have been as...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 24, 2017 | change, perfection
For about the umpteenth time in my life, I have participated in a Myers-Briggs personality inventory. We did it in conjunction with a workshop on Radical Hospitality with church volunteers, along with a Spiritual Gifts inventory. These are two key components in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 24, 2017 | reconciliation, recovery
“Living amends”…..walking the talk. A lot of people in recovery feel regrets, surrender resentments, and make apologies during Steps 8&9 in the Twelve Step process. That is one’s personal responsibility. In recovery, however, you cannot...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 24, 2017 | 1 Corinthians 13, love
Thinking about God’s standard for Perfect Love and the desire to be perfected in such love as we grow: 1 Corinthians 13: 3-13 (From The Message) 3 If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 21, 2017 | counseling, Emotional Literacy, self care, self worth
(CAUTION: I realize this may be a controversial subject and not everyone is going to see it this way. I have worked with women from abusive backgrounds and in abusive relationships long enough to have heard a few of their reasons for staying or going back. In the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 18, 2017 | emotions
I am amused by some of the sappy memes about “love” that people post proclaiming how this or that love relationship is “forever”…like romantic relationships (which may be the 3rd one of the year or an on again/off again...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 16, 2017 | spirit mind and body, Wellness, Worldview
On Wellness the Way God Intends Cathy Byrd January 15, 2017 As perspectives on wellness in the most recent issue of The Interpreter magazine of the The United Methodist Church note, we are three-part beings- possessing “body, mind,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 11, 2017 | Scripture Studies, spiritual battle
A group was discussing Revelation as part of its final “Through the Bible in a Year” study…It was speculated that the beast that rises from the dark, fearsome, and unknown abyss of the sea (that gets its authority and direction from the dragon) and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 26, 2016 | evangelism
Our pastor pointed out this week that the shepherds….considered “low lifes” in the culture of their day…..were the first beyond Jesus’ family to hear the news of the newborn Messiah. They hurried and found him lying in the manger. It is...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 26, 2016 | Enjoying home, Gifts, Uncategorized
Last night, with a cup of my favorite hot tea, I enjoyed the last few fruitcake cookies (and crumbs) from a batch sent to us by my Mother. I parcel them out a few at a time throughout the holiday, to savor as long as possible. It is a gift to her children’s...
