by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 8, 2012 | Ministry, poetry
JourneyI was on a journey, in a hurry,Not really sure of the destination,Knowing only that it was somewhere Other than where I’d been. I met and passed many along the way.Finally, one Traveler came alongside.He paced Himself to my stride.He engaged me in conversation....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 27, 2012 | names, status
This week I received an email from a pastor who is in leadership in our denomination. She was inviting me to serve on a non-profit board operated by our denomination. In the meeting minutes that covered board nominations, I was listed as “Rev. Cathy Byrd.”...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
3/20/12- My Conversations with GodFifteen years ago this week I began a new journey. I heard the voice of God. It was jolting, though an exciting and invigorating experience, too. He spoke to me in a moment of worship, an odd moment early in the morning as I drove up...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 29, 2012 | change
There are those moments in time in which one stands aware that there is a change coming. Perhaps it is not so much a change in one’s circumstances, exactly, but more a change in one’s perspective. I am on the eve of one of those moments. Tomorrow marks a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 17, 2012 | Calling, preparation
When I began to feel the Lord moving me from one vocational arena to another in 2003, from sales to ministry, I began a journey of preparation. It required getting up to date, technologically, and learning to maneuver online learning. Columbia College’s...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 10, 2011 | letters, persuasion, Philemon
PHILEMON: A GENTLE AND GRACIOUS PERSUASION By Cathy Byrd1. Introduction Philemon, a brief occasional letter authored by the Apostle Paul while in prison, provides counsel to specific people on the practical matter of dealing with Onesimus, a runaway slave. At the same...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’ve been pecking away now for over three years at requirements for ordination as a deacon in the United Methodist Church. I have finally gotten within sight of the “light at the end of the tunnel” . It is a great feeling to know that it’s...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Years ago I was a sales representative with a major consumer goods corporation. At the time there was a new way of moving products from manufacturer to retailer, skipping warehousing. They called it “just in time delivery”. The advent of large superstore...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 10, 2011 | Samaritan woman; quadrilateral; doubt, Wesley's Quadrilateral
I was asked to read John 4:5-42 and prepare a prayer based on the text. So, I was reading with attentiveness. As a result I saw something in this conversation between Jesus and the Samaritan woman I’d never seen before. As Methodists, we believe that there are 4...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 11, 2010 | second thoughts
After only a few weeks, I realized that there are some items in this conglomeration of random thoughts that I might want to share with someone else once in a while…..so, I reactivated the blogspot site. There is a time delay of a couple of months before blogspot...
