by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 24, 2006 | Galatians 5:22, patience
I had written on July 30, 05 about my conviction that the order of the attributes described as “fruit of the spirit” in Galations 5:22 represents God’s perfect will, though we, living in a fallen world, seldom experience them in such perfect order....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 16, 2006 | Uncategorized
It is amazing to me that it is already Mar 15th. We’re halfway through the third month of 2006, almost a quarter of the way done. Wasn’t Christmas just last week…..? My life seems to be more full now than ever. Is that what makes the time seem to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 2, 2006 | 1 Corinthians 15:9, 1 Timothy 1:15, David Jeremiah, Ephesians 3:8, Grace, Romans 7:15-25
One of the joys of my job is the drive time. It gives me abundant opportunity to listen to teaching on Christian radio or on tapes or CDs. I keep a note pad and pen by me in the car so that I can jot down scripture passages when a particular teaching is something I...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 24, 2006 | Uncategorized
My husband and I had the pleasure of cruising in the Caribbean for 7 nights recently. This was the fourth cruise for us and the accomodations on the ms Westerdam (Holland America Line) were the best we’d experienced. I must say, however, that I was disappointed...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 29, 2006 | books, conflict, The Church
I read Bennett J. Sims’ book Servanthood: Leadership for the Third Millenium for a class. In it he tells of one of his pastorates in Maryland where they undertook a construction campaign, using a well known architect. The architect planned a starkly modern...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 19, 2006 | Daniel 4:10-12, Ezekiel 31:6, Matthew 13:31, Matthew 6:30, mustard seeds
Last evening I was working on a paper for the Chrisitian Education certification class I am taking. My assignment was to write about my life experiences in molding my call to and practice of ministry. As I thought about my faith and how it developed, I realized that...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 15, 2006 | books, Suffering
I recently re-read The Wounded Healer by Henry Nouwen as part of a certification class in Christian Education. This book has been part of my personal bookshelf for about 8-9 years, since an experience of “woundedness” that profoundly affected my view of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 5, 2006 | Teaching
Today I began a new adventure. I had my first preparatory session that initiates an online Christian Education paraprofessional certification program that I enrolled in. In 1977, when I completed my postgraduate internship in Medical Technology, I’d said...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 6, 2005 | Christmas
This year, as in recent years past, there is a lot of hullabaloo over the use of the traditional Christian greeting “Merry Christmas”. The politically correct forces have rallied from Madison Avenue to the county courthouse to assure that no one would have...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 8, 2005 | Uncategorized
In the last two weeks I’ve been notified that my boss of eight years, who also hired me for my current job, has accepted a promotion to another position. I am feeling some anxiety as I wait to meet my new soon-to-be boss. I’ve enjoyed a good relationship...
