by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 27, 2009 | discipleship training, growth, Luke 2:52
“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.” Luke 2:52 One of the topics that we cover in Purpose Driven Life class is the “How We Grow” topic. Come to think of it, we cover that same topic in Boundaries and I discuss...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 27, 2009 | pets
After successfully introducing our newest little kitten to the household just over a week ago, on Thursday evening his bigger adopted “brother”, Diego, went out about 7:00pm and didn’t come home, like he usually does about 9:00pm. Now we’re...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 24, 2009 | Career
This morning I met with a pastor friend whose educational and candidacy process I have observed and cheered for ten years. She is now being appointed as a candidacy mentor for me as I begin my journey toward ordination as a deacon in the United Methodist Church. I was...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 22, 2009 | pets
After our 10 month old female feline, Dora, disappeared a few weeks ago, her brother, Diego, seemed lonely. Our two older outdoor cats would come and go and basically ignore him. He’d wander around the house, at times seeming to be looking for her. It was sad....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 18, 2009 | decisions, discipleship training
I recall hearing that we should not place a comma where God has put a period. I think the reverse is probably equally true: do not place a period where God has put a comma. I was talking to a friend this week who commented that he’d been praying for God’s...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 17, 2009 | peace, shoes
I am realizing that it is time to purchase a new pair of athletic shoes. I have a particular brand and style that has become my favorite. I buy a pair and wear them until they begin to look too worn for “good” designation, then I relegate them to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 14, 2009 | discipleship training, Genesis 2:18, marriage, recovery
A woman, without her man, is nothing.A woman: without her, man is nothing.In reading a book, Flawed Families of the Bible: How God’s Grace Works Through Imperfect Relationships (David and Diana Garland, 2007, Brazos Press), I came across these two statements at...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 30, 2009 | Assurance of faith, evangelicalism, Faith
A Christianity Today online book review of the 2008 book, The Advent of Evangelicalism: Exploring Historical Continuities, edited by Michael Haykin and Kenneth Stewart introduced me to a quote from David Bebbington’s Evangelicalism in Modern Britain, published...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 30, 2009 | 1 Corinthians 10:13, Temptation
“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13Three...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 25, 2009 | Ministry
When I began my certification studies to become a Christian Educator in The United Methodist Church, the first thing I was challenged to do was contemplate my “calling”, to think about what it was to which I felt God inviting me. From there I had to...
