by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 26, 2023 | Faith, family
“Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.” To what is the Psalmist directing our attention in Psalm 8:2? Anyone with the capacity for compassion and interest in the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 13, 2022 | spiritual growth, spiritual life
I read a post about the UMC’s apparent loss of enthusiasm for evangelism evidenced by how many churches have had no professions of faith in any recent year and voicing the hope that new expressions of Methodism would renew the practice of evangelism and bring...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 30, 2022 | communion, family, spiritual life
One Sister-Friend heart to another: “Even though we hardly ever talk, I always feel close to you. We have been through a lot together! “ Her Sister-Friend’s reply: “Sister-Friends are like that. But Christ says those who are joined thru His Body enjoy fellowship that...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 17, 2022 | The Church, worship, Worship and Worship Aids
My schedule today took me to contemporary worship at 9:30. The sermon was a touchdown, an out of the park home run, a message straight from God’s Word to my heart…. It was about something I pray for all the time. Tears flowed. I rarely put on makeup for...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 17, 2022 | The Church
Thoughts about “Church”- Ekklesia- Greek word for congregation, church Ecclesiology- originally it meant the furnishings and liturgies of the church. Now it generally means the study of the church, beliefs about the church, and how the church is intended...
