by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 1, 2005 | Deuteronomy 33:24-25, Ephesians 6:10-17, Exodus 12:8-11, John 14:27
Ephesians 6:10-17 tells us to put on the “whole armor of God”- girdle (belt) of truth, breastplate of rightousness, shoes of the gospel of peace, shield of faith, helmet of salvation, sword of the word. I have been taught to think of this in the context of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 1, 2005 | Isaiah2:4, Micah 4:3, Proverbs 27:17
Today I overheard a snippet of conversation between two gentlemen involved in our small group ministry. They were referring to that scripture from Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” (NIV) I had been approaching them to ask...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 30, 2005 | Galatians 5:22, Nehemiah 8:10, Romans 15:13-17, Romans 8:28
Have you noticed how often in Scripture the two words “joy” and “peace” are located side by side? Paul, in particular, is prone to place them adjacent to one another as an invocation or benediction in his epistles. As I was awaking this morning...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 29, 2005 | Esther
As I’ve thought more about Queen Vashti’s refusal to come before King Ahasuerus, I’ve wondered if maybe she was just having a ‘bad hair day’. Yesterday was one of those for me. I had needed to wash and set my hair night before last but...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 26, 2005 | Esther
Our Wednesday morning group is studying the book of Esther. If you recall, Ahasuerus (AKA Xerxes) was having a rowdy night with the boys and commanded Queen Vashti to appear before them. She declined. (Any number of reasons can be inferred- among them 1.) she knew...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 26, 2005 | Uncategorized
I’ve been a member at my present church for about 8 years. I started teaching an adult Sunday School class about 6 years ago. One of the things I taught was the Willowcreek Network spiritual gifts class (three times). Now, finally, our church seems committed to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 23, 2005 | Purpose
This is my first dive into the blogosphere as a URL blogger. I have been told by several people that I need this as an outlet for my opinions (because they’re tired of hearing them, I think!) So, here goes….With regard to my blog name, discipler of self,...
