by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 22, 2022 | Ministry, recovery
12/22/2012 Today was one of those days….the ecstasy of victory, the agony of defeat……(or something like that from an old television promotion for a sports program, I think). I had the privilege of watching the awkward but loving embraces of a family...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 22, 2022 | Friendship, memories
12/22/2013 Friday evening students, staff, and guests at Bethel Village were privileged to see a dramatic monologue by Proverbs 31 volunteer, Bernie Shotts (Hiland Park Baptist Church). Entitled “I Am Mary” we heard Mary tell her story and we gained a new...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 22, 2022 | Quotes
What is “Ubuntu” “A person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 22, 2022 | Gratitude, heart of God, listening
from Charles Stanley: (\12/22/2015) “Satisfaction is found in a life that reflects God’s priorities—and time with Him comes first. Reading His Word, we become mindful of the Father’s great love, learn what He views as important, and experience the joy of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 22, 2022 | Holy Spirit, spiritual life, time
There are days in which one is just more certain than on others that God has ordered one’s steps in ways beyond her understanding because one has been found in places, with people, in conversations, or with thoughts having arisen that simply could not have come...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 22, 2022 | scripture, storms, thorns
Encouragement for today! Have experienced this truth again and again. It’s a blessing in disguise Wednesday, December 22, 2021 “Every detail works to your advantage and to God’s glory.” 2Co 4:15 MSG If you’re going through a difficult time right now, let Paul’s words...
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...
