by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 15, 2022 | nature
5/15/2015 Seen today: Upon arriving home after a rain shower I spotted a turtle, about 7 inches in diameter, on the walkway by the porch. I went in for a moment then came out to find him hiding under a large hosta. Lots of others enjoying the yard along with...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 14, 2022 | God's will
I had two students with me as we went to Walmart and we were talking about knowing God’s will. One said something about 3 things pointing to confirmation of God’s will and I said, “Nah, I want God to tell me straight up. Just tell me what you want,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 13, 2022 | Lifestyle Choices, love
5/13/2018…… “For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil that I would not, that I do.” ….The Apostle Paul hit it on the nail. The Human Condition. Our double mindedness. The paradox of our carnal nature. That which bedevils our...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 13, 2022 | Holy Spirit
Four years ago today…… What if………I was at a restaurant with a couple of Titus 2 ladies at lunch and a woman with her back to me at the next table had a tee-shirt that said, “Be what God created you to be and set the world on...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 13, 2022 | Prayer, spiritual life, Spiritual Warfare
An online devotional group was discussing deliverance from demonic influences this week. I have written about deliverance experiences in our women’s life recovery program. Something I have observed is that Jesus didn’t seem to go looking for spiritually...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 12, 2022 | stones, Teaching
This is a stone from a field on the homesite where my maternal grandfather’s family lived in Barbour County, AL. I had discovered the significance of “standing stones” ( also called “Ebenezer”- stone of help) during a study 15 years or...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 12, 2022 | Prayer
I preached today on John 17:6-26….Jesus’ priestly prayer. Jesus prayed a tender pleading prayer on behalf of his disciples….AND on behalf of “all who would come to faith because of their testimony”….Hey! That’s you and me,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 12, 2022 | Teaching
Proverbs 24:32, “I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw.” King Solomon, a very wise man, said, “I go out looking for lessons. And from what I see, I apply my heart to the things that I see around me all day.”...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 12, 2022 | worship
It is sad that individuals in positions of power or influence are often of the first type described below. “Many can look at the world around them and despair over human differences which feel insurmountable. There is so much that can engender cynicism and a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 12, 2022 | sermons, writing
I spent a significant part of today working on a sermon for Sunday at Carillon Beach Community Chapel. Rev. Terry Rodriguez is out of town for a couple of weeks, so she has graciously given me the privilege of filling in for her.. I had started three different times...
