by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 15, 2014 | Titus 2 Partnership
Nearly two decades ago, God did a work of restoration in my own life. In gratitude and praise, I asked Him what He wanted from me. I was prepared to do whatever He desired- teach, travel, witness, write, labor, etc. God’s...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 15, 2014 | Methodism, witness
“Your life may be the only Bible some people ever read.” This is something I have heard time and time again in my Christian journey. I believe the truth of this adage was affirmed when the United Methodist Church decided a few years ago… to adopt an...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 15, 2014 | Deuteronomy 29:29, RZIM
Jill Carattini’s devotionals at Ravi Zacharias International Ministries challenge me. Today she writes about unanswerable questions. I chuckled as I read, “more than a few of my plaguing inquiries were probably the wrong inquiries.” God led me to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 15, 2014 | counterfeits, heart, Philippians 4:7, Proverbs 4:23
Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. “Guarding” one’s heart (and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 15, 2014 | Luke 14:16-22, Matthew 6:18-20, Ministry
I am sharing here two days of devotionals by Joni Eareckson Tada, then commenting at the end about how I believe the message of these two devotionals and the scriptures about which she writes are speaking to me today. A Seat at the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 6, 2014 | 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, 1 Corinthians 7: 3-11, Ephesians 5:21-33, marriage, Proverbs 31, Titus 2:3-5
Recently, I found myself challenged by listening to a divorced and remarried lay man teaching women (unrelated to him), saying: “Men were created by God to be in control; women were created to nurture; God’s curse on women at the Fall is that they want to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 5, 2014 | childhood memories, Easter
Among the things found in my Father’s belongings after his death was a slender bound aqua colored hymnal : Praise and Victory Songs, Compiled by Homer A. Rodeheaver and Harry D. Clarke, 1936 est. Daddy had put his name and address label in it and had several...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 30, 2014 | John 21; surrender; discipleship
Text for contemplation: John 21Jesus appears again to the disciples21 Later, Jesus himself appeared again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. This is how it happened: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus[a] ), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 30, 2014 | Isaiah 1:18; Luke 10:27
In recent weeks I have read numerous opinions by various theologians whom I respect regarding contemporary issues that challenge us as Christians and as the church. Each strives to bring sound reasoning and passion to bear on subjects like same-sex marriage,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 27, 2014 | Psalm 22; faithfulness
From time to time I hear someone reference God turning his back on Jesus on the cross…….. I don’t find God to be one that EVER does that, especially to his Beloved Son. We have understood God’s presence “behind the veil” in the Temple , but still...
