by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 13, 2022 | Ministry
This was written 4/13/2015, on the occasion of celebrating Titus 2’s first birthday anniversary. Now, 8 years after its beginning, we are still amazed at what God has done and continues to do! “A year ago this week, after what seemed like the disastrous...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 13, 2022 | Idolatry
Talisman- “anything whose presence exercises a remarkable or powerful influence on human feelings or actions.” Obsession with an item that provides one with an excuse for refusing to act in a mature and rational manner. OK for a 2 year old with an...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 13, 2022 | Ministry
In April 2015 I observed a thread of Facebook posts in which deacons and prospective candidates for deacon were sharing the various places and roles they were working in service to Christ. Another thread inquired about whether deacons were having difficulty finding...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 9, 2022 | songs
……But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. You are my strength, I sing praise to you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely. Amen. Sing, ALWAYS! Psalm...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 9, 2022 | sermons
“….. the two most important notes in any musical composition are the first and the last. “The audience might forgive you for what comes in the middle,” a band director would say, “but they will forget neither your very first impression nor your final...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 9, 2022 | religious movements
“Our hearts hurt from the failed religion of extremism, and we deserve more than the failed religion of routine-ism. It is time for religious leaders and religious communities to take the lead in the spiritual and cultural shift that this country and the world...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 9, 2022 | Baptism
I realized decades ago that the adolescent baptism of my youth provided a sense of spiritual “security”, of possessing a ticket into heaven that would never be taken away. It was a sweet, tender surrender of a childish emotional affection for the idea of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 9, 2022 | Spirituality
Because I work with women, generally I see more women willing to commit to “deep diving” in their relationship with Christ. But when a man is willing to dive deep, too, it is a wonderful thing! Deep-diving women in relationships with surface-floating men...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 6, 2022 | forgiveness
A friend told me about a young man, a veteran of the US’s Afghanistan war, who admitted having a great deal of anger and unforgiveness that led him to drunken rages. When she talked to him about about forgiveness he told her God had allowed him to not forgive....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 6, 2022 | disappointment, spiritual battle
How many have noticed that, when one has a significant victory in the Kingdom that leads to peace and reconciliation, pretty close on its heels comes a sneak attack from the enemy that is sometimes so subtle and unexpected that it just brings one to her knees? That...
