by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 27, 2023 | family
……..”My Grandmother.”……..That is the most common answer. “To what?”, you might ask? To the question: “Who represented Christ for you in your life? Who showed you something of God’s character when you were...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 26, 2023 | counterfeits, healing, mind
( From 6/27/2021) From time to time I have received an online newsletter called “Sounds True”. I look at it to get the drift of what’s being peddled by the popular culture as “Truth” to ears that want to be tickled…… today it offered a free video by a renowned...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 24, 2023 | memories
June 24, 2016……Some days when I read memories from previous FB posts, I wish I could go back in time.. at least for a few moments…. “The Lord is gracious and kind, ever encouraging and comforting. I am so blessed to know and be known by Christ,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 24, 2023 | God's will, Prayer
Posting this a.m., 6/24/2020…vSeems appropriate. “The world is in an uproar, but God is still on His throne. Fear and anxiety have gripped many hearts, but you still have access to God’s powerful presence. May you find rest in Him today. Hatred...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 24, 2023 | Mental Health, Wisdom
By Kurt Vonnegut: (posted 12/21/2020 by Michael Busch) “When I was 15, I spent a month working on an archeological dig. I was talking to one of the archeologists one day during our lunch break and he asked those kinds of “getting to know you” questions you ask young...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 24, 2023 | culture, decisions
From my 1960’s teen coming-of-age years until 1992, I was strongly pro-choice in my social views on abortion. In 1992, the Lord gently spoke in my spirit and I had a total 180 degree change of heart.. It resulted in significant changes in my thinking about a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 21, 2023 | Quotes
GO WHERE THE EVIDENCE TAKES YOU. “I was a Great Society liberal. I thought we ought to help the poor, we ought to give them all the money we can. And then, the evidence started to pour in. The evidence of how these grand programs, the poverty programs, the welfare...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 21, 2023 | Teaching
A lot of people tell me they don’t go to church because they don’t want to feel like hypocrites. Well, why the heck not? Feeling the convicting work of the Spirit might make you quit doing some of the things that make you feel that way. We all do some of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 19, 2023 | boundaries, judging
“If we were able to put aside our need for approval long enough to be authentic, then, surely, we would be living as the church.(Sheila Walsh)” This is a nice sentiment and has a Christian ring to it. i really appreciate Sheila Walsh and have great...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 19, 2023 | healing
Dr. Henry Cloud… What happens when we hit bottom…… “When we hit bottom, when we realize that this really is true, we “lose it.” We break. And we cry. This sadness is the letting go of what was an idealized, expected reality, a...
