I was listening to Mark Pollock on TED talk (he is blind and paralyzed), talking about realism and hope. He shared the story of POWs in Vietnam, relating that it was the realists who were able to persevere and who eventually came home. The optimists kept setting...
Procrastinator’s hope: “The nice thing about things that are urgent is that if you wait long enough they aren’t urgent anymore.” Amos Tversky, psychologist It is interesting how, when life goes off the rails, one can completely disengage from...
Excerpt from James MacDonald- Walk in the Word devotional: 3/24/17 CBByrd “Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee...
October 20, 2016 Imagine my surprise: “Rev. Byrd, I’m calling from Gov. Scott’s office……” This is news shared with Titus 2 board members and instructors! The faithfulness you all have shown has helped make Titus 2 something to be...
There is a lot of conversation around the issue of trauma-informed care these days for counselors, pastors, and others. My own experience of a traumatic event led me to discover some key principles in dealing with trauma in those I counsel. It is always the case that...
