by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Paul describes God as continually calling us to His Kingdom and glory. His calling on our lives is not merely occasional. It’s continuous, ongoing, and all-encompassing. God calls us to His glory in all the everyday details of our lives (1 Cor. 10:31). He calls...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 21, 2022 | Ministry
“Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.” Ephesians 6:7-8 ………No “Five Easy Steps to Serving...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 21, 2022 | culture, significance, story
SERIOUSLY????? I picked up a quarter and just glanced at it. It was a 2020 National Park edition. What did I see on it?? A fruit bat and her pup!!! You can’t plan an irony this shocking and illustrative of the fact that there is something maliciously amiss in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
From Dec 17,2015 Question: What do a sci-fi horror B-movie and an individual employed in a local substance abuse program have in common? Answer: A reported covert, dark-of-night demonic exorcism in a church. Sadly, however, the apparent victim was in the throes of a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 18, 2022 | Truth, used by God, Words and Writing
One never knows what simple phrase may be the thing that completely reorients a person’s thinking. For me it was a simple phrase by a pastor over 25 years ago: “We give as much of ourselves as we can understand to as much of God as we can...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 18, 2022 | counseling, Facing fears
I am about to the point of banning the use of the word “anxiety” in my presence . It is a pervasive mental health diagnosis….with many DSM variations on the theme. As I pray about and explore issues with women in recovery either seeking medication or...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 16, 2022 | change
Some things are only seen for the successes they are when viewed from a little distance. A student today paid off a fine from several years ago. She was so happy to have that task completed and said it such an accomplishment, something she’d been trying to do...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 16, 2022 | Aging, self care
The risk associated with staying up too late engaged in a project: Hearing things that go “bump” in the night. About 11pm last evening I heard what sounded like a gunshot. It’s not all that unusual to hear gunshots up here with woods all around the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 16, 2022 | sanctification
I have neither the sovereignty nor the goodness of God. I am not Jesus. I do not always respond like Jesus. When I don’t act in ways that please God I seek God’s forgiveness. I am simply me. And, believe it or not, God loves and accepts and even delights...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 14, 2022 | nature
“Sheepdogs love their sheep, even when the love is not returned.” Ha Ha! Funny image. Dr. Daniel Amen in his “brain warrior” talk. Sheep don’t generally love sheepdogs, just the shepherd. And sheepdogs love the sheep because the shepherd...
