by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 26, 2016 | Prayer, Uncategorized
“Prayer…….is rebelling against the status quo of a world going awry. It is refusing to come to terms with an unjust, dark and evil world, as if it were all we were meant to have, as if there was no one or nothing that could change it; prayer is...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 20, 2016 | evangelicalism, experiences, Prayer, self examination, self-awareness
I have been a member of the Confessing Movement almost since its beginning. Below is its preface to a UMC post about The General Conference’s vote to defer decisions about the sexuality petitions until a plan could be offered by a commission to be appointed by...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 27, 2016 | consolation, correction, dreams, Gifts, God's attributes, God's call, Gratitude, knowing, listening
Some things I have experienced in my faith journey I believe are because I have been given the spiritual gift of teaching. Those experiences are not part of my own gifting, but the Lord has let me experience them so that I may teach people about them more effectively,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 13, 2016 | Prayer
“……the effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous person availeth much…..” As I think about prayer, there are a number of things that challenge me. Keeping a prayer journal or prayer list, written or mental, of all of the prayer needs...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 4, 2015 | Prayer
Prayer is a valuable practice of personal spiritual discipline and developing one’s relationship with God. We teach about prayer quite a bit at Titus 2. Here is a lesson on prayer that I learned this morning:This morning I was reading the day’s Proverb...
