by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 5, 2023 | missions
In every one of the Gospel accounts Jesus told his followers to GO! Go and make disciples….go and preach…go and proclaim the kingdom….go and bear fruit…. The Gospel is an action-focused imperative to GO. Matthew 28:19: Therefore GO and make...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 2, 2023 | Aging, change, Grace, growth
A beautiful reflection by Sarah Westfall……. worth the read. I remember the year I was 29 was much like this, full of uncertainty. I wish turning 30 had resolved it, but I spent much of my 30’s like the dandelion seeds, blowing in the wind. It would...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 30, 2023 | culture
From post on July 30, 2020….in observing “the summer of love” among “mostly peaceful protestors”…. Whoa…… now here’s a racist conspiracy theory quote if I ever saw one: read in an article about black violence in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 29, 2023 | Moses, Teaching, theology
Another great article by Dr. Timothy Tennent of Asbury Theological Seminary…… Moses: The Great Deliverer Deut. 5:6-21; Acts 3:17-26; Matt. 5:17-20 “The theological structure of the Old Testament serves to prefigure Christ, Who is the subject of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 26, 2023 | Truth
Things I have learned and am required to address regularly: With women in recovery, I find that they have a very “loose” definition of “lie”. Lying by omission appears to never be considered a lie to them. Being presumptuous in willfully...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 26, 2023 | nature, trees
Loved watching a TED talk by Suzanne Simard about her 30 years of research in forests in Canada on how trees communicate with one another and transfer molecular nutrients through microrhizzal networks. I’m an arboreal enthusiast, having spent lots of time in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 26, 2023 | family
This was part of a memoir I wrote in mid December 2020 as I was preparing for my move to PC Beach near my son and daughter-in-law…… today I have been into PC for errands and returned to my quiet little cul-de-sac so conveniently located. As I approach the first...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 26, 2023 | promises
Question from a friend: God told his people he’d restore what the locusts took and told Job he’d restore his joy and he also made promises to Abraham and Moses and others. Just because he did it for them doesn’t mean he’ll do it for...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 25, 2023 | boundaries
From Dr Henry Cloud “Being emotionally present and connected while we are confronting another person is the first essential of a good conversation. It truly requires a work of grace in us. Being present refers to being in touch and in tune with our own feelings...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 25, 2023 | poetry, Prayer
Writer Sarah Westfall writes about praying through poetry: “In the thick of 2020, I found it difficult to pray. Words with God did not come easily, stalling and falling short each time I tried to gather them together into sentences. And while I knew God is in...
