by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 26, 2016 | evangelism
Our pastor pointed out this week that the shepherds….considered “low lifes” in the culture of their day…..were the first beyond Jesus’ family to hear the news of the newborn Messiah. They hurried and found him lying in the manger. It is...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 21, 2016 | community, The Church
I have continued to ponder Phyllis Tickles’ thesis on the 500-year-cycle of transformation of the church….This interview with British sociological academic Linda Woodhead, specialising in the sociology of religion, gives some insights into the last century...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 27, 2015 | Calling, CBByrd Testimony, evangelism
Years ago, as God began to call me toward a life of ministry, at one point I was praising him in song….I stopped and spoke out of the joy in my heart, “Surely God has created the beauty of this world for his glory and my delight!” In that very...