by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 24, 2023 | righteousness, spiritual life, Ten Commandments, theology, Wisdom
Someone asked me a few years ago about a quote attributed to Jesus, wanting to know the precise source and wording used in Scripture. The caller had heard the phrase at a funeral and wanted to remember exactly what it was this deceased friend had been heard to say...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 23, 2023 | Temptation
One teaching in the Word I’ve used for years is focused on rebellion and recovery and the causes and cure. We use a “15-minute Bible study” on the topic that was first published in In Touch magazine by Dr. Charles Stanley. The causes of rebellion he...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 22, 2023 | singing
After listening to the beautiful choral arrangement of “I Am No Longer My Own”, I have spent some time today listening to “At His Name”- a choir musical. I miss choir music in church. For those of us raised singing in choirs, doing so is truly...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2023 | spiritual life, story
Master Artists exhibition at Laguna Beach Christian Retreat with Titus 2 friends: 2/21/2015 I took my book about the painting- “Forgiven” by Thomas Blackshear, that my daughter gave me for Mother’s Day in 1997 with me to an art show in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2023 | Assurance of faith
I am neither a “glass-half-empty” nor a “glass-half-full” kind of gal. I am a “the glass-can-always-be-refilled” kind of gal. That is an optimism that arises from confidence in the Source and Content, not confidence in the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2023 | attributes of Christ, Bible Study, Ministry
2/21/16 I had a great time preparing and delivering a message “The Name of God“, about God’s nature and our understanding of him for a service at Carillon Beach Chapel. I have preached and taught on this topic before but today seemed more powerful...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2023 | sewing
2/21/16 I was in the cleaners picking up laundry on a Tuesday and a law enforcement officer came in needing a new pair of uniform pants hemmed by Friday. The cleaners couldn’t have them done before Monday. I told him I knew a young lady who sews well . We...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2023 | Covenant
What does being in “covenant” with someone mean to you? Answering one another’s calls or emails? Being available to assist or provide guidance in times of need? Offering concerns about one another’s conduct promptly? Being willing to help seek...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2023 | Teaching, Wisdom
I was with one of my brothers and my sister and we were talking about things we heard our Father say when we were growing up, sayings that were repeated often to us. It reminded me of this section of Solomon’s wisdom to his son about “guarding one’s...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 19, 2023 | perfection, recovery
I’ve been having some ❤️2 ❤️ conversations with an individual who has struggled with relapses- a bad relationship, a chemical substance, a negative way of thinking….but the conclusion she’s arrived at is that much of it boils down to self-sabotage and repeated...
