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...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 19, 2023 | Teaching
From E.Stanley Jones’ “In Christ.” (With some insertion of my SELF-talk as I read!) “…..we must explore what we mean by “Christ.” I came near saying “we must define,” but to define is to confine, and when we are dealing with the Eternal...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 19, 2023 | family
On this Father’s Day, I think about my own Father, and His Father who died before I was born, my Mother’s Father and some other special men who from time to time God put in my life and used to further flesh out the image of a “Good...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 18, 2023 | God's will, storms
I will NOT quit…….. trusting that God has a plan. I will keep trying everything I can to keep the boat afloat in the storm ….. while we wait for that plan to become clear….. Including jettisoning the ballast, lowering the sails, breaking away...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 17, 2023 | poetry
Journey I was on a journey, in a hurry, Not really sure of the destination, Knowing only that it was somewhere Other than where I’d been. I met and passed many along the way. Finally, one Traveler came alongside. He paced Himself to my stride. He engaged me in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 17, 2023 | culture
June 17,2018 “The media is all up in arms over Trump’s off-the-cuff impromptu interview statement Friday morning about the way Kim’s people sit up and pay attention when he speaks and Trump saying he wants “his people” to do the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 13, 2023 | theology, Trust
…”God’s words to Moses are — ‘I will take pity on whom I take pity and be merciful to whom I am merciful.” God does not owe me any explanations. His actions are based on His complete knowledge of individuals’ hearts, experiences,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 12, 2023 | Teaching
In high school I won an award one year for the highest grades in Algebra. Later some testing done while being considered for a promotion stated I had set a new record of achievement in the company’s testing for abstract thinking and mathematics. All I can say is...
