by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2026 | heart of God, knowing, theology
As we seek God, at the border of the Holy we are invited to commune with our Creator, glimpsing His realm, where we are received with joy and loving-kindness that is beyond anything that can be known in this realm! 12/31/21 CBB Screenshot
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
CBB. 1/2/23 A year ago, after the Webb Space Telescope launch, I wrote this based on multiple news reports….. “NASA has hired a team of theologians, led by Reverend Dr. Andrew Davison, to guide humankind through potential worldview-shattering information that...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2026 | blessing, Prayer
Daily Blessing….. Susie Larson. 1/2/23 “May you learn how to walk in the authority Christ has entrusted to you. May you speak PEACE to your soul and PERFECT LOVE to your fears. May you refuse discouragement simply because courage fits you better. May you walk...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2026 | Comfort, love, marriage, memories, writing
1/2/2015….(a memory recalled 1/2/23) “We had a pull chain come out of the light fixture on a ceiling fan. Bill took it apart, figured out what to do, ordered a replacement part for less than $5.00, had it in two days, and installed it this afternoon. Call me...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2026 | understand, Wisdom, Words and Writing, writing
Reflection from a 1/2/2022…. still true. There are some who are imprisoned behind bars. Others are imprisoned behind masks. Still others are imprisoned by their own choices. Christ came to set the prisoner free. It doesn’t matter what chains are holding...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2026 | Wisdom, worship
I love this! CBB 1/2/24
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 31, 2025 | Friendship, Prayer, time, tradition, writing
12/31/25. CBB My grandson -in-law asked me yesterday if I was making any New Year’s resolutions. I told him, “No. I don’t do resolutions. A friend and I do prayer requests. She and I shared prayer requests last year for what we hoped God would do in the year ahead....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 31, 2025 | discipleship training, John 17:6-26, spiritual life, Teaching
12/31/2025. CBB. Report of a text conversation with a friend with whom I have journeyed over a number of years…. This is what discipling the “self” in others looks like out of one’s own experience of being discipled in Christ by His Holy Spirit.Sister-Friend; Happy...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
This it a liturgy I pulled together years ago for our Titus 2 students, first as a celebration for completing 12-step work, then as a way of reflecting on the changes they had made in the year closing and embracing the New Year with hope and anticipation….. Worship...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 27, 2025 | The Church, theology, Worldview
This….. earnestly believed, clearly articulated, demonstrably practiced, generously shared…. is what I came to expect from, longed for and sought in the Wesleyan tradition of Christian practice to which I came as an adult in 1972 and which I found among some who...
