by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 14, 2022 | sanctification
“Behold!” With each step of Jesus’ life and ministry described in scripture we are given revelations of the truth of who he is through the eyes of first one person after another – Mary and Joseph, shepherds and Magi, Simeon and Anna, John the Baptist, satan (in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 13, 2022 | Friendship, God's attributes
Today I spent a couple of impromptu hours on an otherwise unscheduled Saturday at the home of a close friend….. We laughed about neither of us having a prior commitment and being free, it being such an uncommon experience in our frequently over-scheduled lives....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 10, 2022 | worship
One thing I have enjoyed in the years since our church began really growing and added a contemporary worship service back in about 2000, was our 8:00 am worship for those desiring a more traditional worship experience. Rev. Doug Pennington used to say that those of us...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 10, 2022 | family, heart
Continuing a Sunday morning study series on “Flawed Families of the Bible”, this week we looked at Judah and Tamar (Genesis 37-38). Judah is an interesting character study…..and the transformation wrought in his life by Tamar’s move to force...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 10, 2022 | transparency, Trust
Some people do not know how to take my directness. Others, even when they will not admit it to anyone else, tell me privately that they are grateful for the fact that I am as transparent as I am, that it helps them examine and clarify some of their own thoughts and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 10, 2022 | blessing, service
I have heard individuals say to another to simply accept another’s blessing with the phrase, “Don’t blow out someone’s candle! Let them shine Christ’s light.” Here’s another way to think about what we do when we don’t...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 10, 2022 | timing, Titus 2 Partnership
August 10, 2017 When I was about 7, it was my birthday, I believe. This would have been February 1961. Several friends were over. (I didn’t get a record player until Christmas of that year.) We were on the back patio of our home listening to WBAM...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 8, 2022 | Teaching
As a faith-founded ministry that partners with other agencies, we have had others suggest meditation practices focusing on a variety of things, but we prefer to assist our students in focusing on scripture and “things above”…… the attributes...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 8, 2022 | communication, conflict
One of the most difficult tasks of communication that we find necessary to work on at Titus 2 is handling conflict. The first principle is “Don’t RUN!” . Others might argue that the first principle is “Don’t get defensive.” If one...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 7, 2022 | forgiveness, repentance
I had written about Judas and his descent into despair and suicide after his betrayal of Jesus and about Peter’s response to the same sense of failure and betrayal. When one rejects condemnation from the enemy, embraces the convicting work of the Holy Spirit...
