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...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 7, 2022 | family
8/7/2020: Our daughter, Charlotte Donlon, is getting out some requested information today. Further details on the memorial celebration service will be available after the weekend. Thank you all for your outpouring of love and comfort to us. Your kind words and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 6, 2022 | Ministry
There are times when one may find it necessary to step into the ring, even if it means hitting the mat after a few rounds……to let those who are unable to fight for themselves and those who are accustomed to taking vulnerable people to the mat on the first...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 6, 2022 | Faith, healing
“Your faith has made you whole…” Jesus said it so many times in regard to healing…that one’s faith has the power to heal, even the faith of one’s friends has the power to heal . What does that kind of faith look like? I have...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 6, 2022 | family, memories
The Boyd Boys- sons of William Nicky and Annie Elma Boyd- circa 1933. L to R- Cecil (deceased 2003), Hilly (deceased 2013) and Dempsey (deceased 2012). I can imagine them sitting together in the shade somewhere in heaven in aluminum lawn furniture as they did as young...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 6, 2022 | marriage, memories
From August 6,2020 Evening announcement: Bill Byrd, my beloved partner in life and ministry, quietly and gently surrendered his spirit and soul to the loving arms of the Lord at 5:00pm today. Very peaceful. His children and grandchildren gave him a tender send off...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 6, 2022 | memories, pets
A memory from August, 6, 2021, the first anniversary of Bill’s death; This was our little Daisy beagle. She was adopted by our daughter’s family in 2014 and was about 3 years old, having been rescued in Mississippi by a beagle rescue organization. They...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 6, 2022 | mercy, theology
Excellent thoughts for those counseling individuals grieving a loved one without confidence of the deceased’s eternal condition- From Biblical Counseling Coalition: “Wise Words for Vulnerable Times ……… I’ve been reading the rich, pastoral letters of John Newton. I...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 4, 2022 | family
This is so true! I am at times dismayed by the behavior of some of my brothers and sisters in Christ who are so enamored of the culture of this world that they dishonor our Father, whose Word calls us to a different standard. From Dr. Maxie Dunnam’s Facebook...
