by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 17, 2015 | Emotional Literacy, Life Recovery
There are times that entire families, multiple generations get “stuck” due to an event or circumstances that set like concrete around them. Bereavement or the grief of other devastating losses can precipitate the “stuckness”. Some things that...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 15, 2015 | Lifestyle Choices
Seen: http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2014/12/14149/ “Seven Things I Wish My Pastor Knew About My Homosexuality” This article offers a minority perspective, it appears…..from one who has lived a homosexual life and still, at times feels its pull,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 15, 2015 | Suffering, The Church
I teach a lot about brokenness, the role of suffering, the human condition, helplessness, etc. In working with women seeking addiction recovery and homeless families, that is a lot of what I see. Helping them find hope again can be challenging. There is no better...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 13, 2015 | Biblical Counseling
Most of us have friends with whom we share intimate aspects of ourselves. Some of us have prayer and accountability partners with whom we meet regularly to be scrupulously open and vulnerable. Some of us have coaches who give us technical instruction and motivation...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 13, 2015 | Christian Attributes
“Staying at the table”…….a phrase I heard years ago with regard to Christ’s patience with his disciples, even the one who would betray him, enduring their lack of understanding but knowing that they would eventually see the reason for all...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 11, 2015 | Scripture Studies
Exodus 18: Lesson on Moses, Jethro, and Boundaries in Leadership/Work For years I have taught Boundaries class from the book of the same name by Cloud and Townsend. In Chapter 11 on Boundaries and Work, there is a reference to Exodus 18 and the role of Jethro in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 10, 2015 | Twelve Steps, Worship and Worship Aids
Written January 20, 2015 Sometimes one feels God’s presence in a very palpable way. I had been introduced to healing oils of the Bible through a class with Mary Brewington, a Young Living Oils distributor and instructor. Tonight I worked with a young lady on Steps 6...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 9, 2015 | Addictions, Mental Health
There are more and more articles showing up about disorders that are manifested in obsessive and/or inappropriate “selfies”. Notice some of the comments at the end of this article. This one in particular resonates with my experience: “The Article implies...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 9, 2015 | spiritual growth
Excerpt from today’s Ravi Zacharias Ministry by Jill Carattini, courage for living into who we are, the one God created us to be:”The pull toward self-reflection is clearly a trend among us. Spirituality, self-help, and memoir are all categories that...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 8, 2015 | Scripture Studies, Spiritual Warfare
Sometimes one has enemies; other times one is viewed as the enemy by others. Rev. Ron Carpenter has written about the necessity of enemies in a book of the same name, “The Necessity of Enemies.” He shows how individuals not only survived attacks of an enemy but, by...
