by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 13, 2013 | John 17:6-26, Prayer, sermons
Sermon at LHUMC- 5/12/13 May 12th Seventh Sunday of Easter (Mothers’ Day) Title: Generations to Come Gospel: John 17:6-26 (Unity) “I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 28, 2013 | justification, sanctification
Week in and week out, I teach and explain and attempt to live out and seek to inspire others to live out sanctifying grace in their lives. This devotional does a good job of explaining justification and sanctification.Joni, Eareckson Tada’s devotional today:...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 8, 2013 | conincidence, sermons
I have made it clear to everyone since I began my candidacy for deacon in the United Methodist Church that my sense of my calling does not include preaching. I am a teacher and counselor. Evenso, as a part time staff member at a large church, I try to be...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
“The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
I have been puzzling, struggling, and picking away at a problem for a couple of months. But life was so busy throughout Advent, I didn’t have the energy or the time to work through it. I did seem to find snatched moments to stew about it. ...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 4, 2012 | 2 Thessalonians 3:10, Colossians 3:23, Exodus 34:21, Genesis 1:26-28, witness, work
Some have surmised from Scripture that working is part of the “burden” of the consequence of the fall of man, due to his disobedience of God. But when one observes correctly, Adam and Eve were given duties by God to perform before their disobedience, to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
I reveiwed the archives of my blogging on this site, which has gone on since 2005. I realized that my blogging was fairly consistent for several years- several entries most every month of the year. Then in 2011, the number of blogs dropped precipitously and this year...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Living on a lake has many advantages, the peacefulness of the view being the primary one. We are privileged to enjoy beautiful sunsets most evenings right out our back window. When we moved here seven years ago, we purchased a 3-seater personal watercraft. It has been...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
This week was educational for me. It has been clearly demonstrated to me that addiction is not only, even not primarily, a matter of substance-use; it is a matter of people-use. To paraphase a trite old popular song, “People. People who use people… are the...
