by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 26, 2016 | acceptance, God's will, spiritual life, Spirituality, Truth
Bill and I are binging today on a TV movie series, The OA, described as a “spiritual thriller”. In it there’s a lot of speculation about Near Death Experiences, “NDE”, with an obsessed psychopathic scientist holding a group of NDE...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 19, 2015 | God's will, Uncategorized
From a Journal post 5/22/11: The last week has been a time of self-reflection. Last Tuesday we had a group of women from Port St. Joe United Methodist Church visiting at Bethel Village. As Billy Fox was talking about the proposed BV expansion, which has been delayed...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 18, 2015 | life change, Truth, used by God
“It is what it is” is a phrase I have been known to use from time to time. It reflects an acceptance of reality and recognition that some things cannot be changed. Recently, I observed a new student in our program saying this, too, on several...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 23, 2015 | counseling, courage, patience
Today’s Sunday School lesson on Knowing and Following the Will of God was on the topic of “Wait.” This, without a doubt, was the hardest lesson of the 12 part series. James 5:7-11 “Courageous patience” 7 Therefore, brothers and sisters, you must be patient as you...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 20, 2014 | Christian Attributes, music
What is your first thought of the morning upon awaking? (besides one’s bladder screaming “Get up and go.”) This morning mine was “He hastens and chastens His will to make known.” It is a line from a hymn of the season, “We Gather...
