by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 31, 2023 | The Church
The problem with the church, any church, is not the church. It’s the expectations that people bring to the church…. In other words , the ecclesiology of individuals, or what they believe about the church. I worked through my personal ecclesiology in the...
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...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 5, 2021 | change, churches
The problem with the church, any church, is not the church. It’s the expectations that people bring to the church…. In other words , the ecclesiology of individuals, or what they believe about the church. I worked through my personal ecclesiology in the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2018 | Teaching, The Church
I began journaling in earnest in 1990. In 2005, I was introduced to the world of internet weblogging. As I look back at my entries, I can observe how God has brought me through from “old life” and purpose to “new life” and purpose one step at...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 26, 2017 | The Church
Oh, my! Jill Carattini reads my mind! I awoke this morning with a strong sense of wanting to express an observation I have had recently about people who criticize the church or drop out of being part of it because people there have hurt their feelings. I have been as...