by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 3, 2022 | Suffering
“Every knee will bow, every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.” Perhaps it will not necessarily be by sweet fellowship and peaceful evangelism….. Maybe God has something else in mind based on humankind’s historical unwillingness to learn...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 28, 2022 | Suffering
Simply admiring Jesus and being a member of a church does not constitute being a Christian. It is obedience in following him that defines a Christian. Francis Chan told of one leader of a group of underground house churches in China who said that Westerners seem to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 24, 2022 | Suffering
So many of the girls and boys affected by childhood sexual abuse will wind up further vicitimized by their inability to find freedom from the shame and hurt and will wind up living lives of addiction to substances or promiscuity or further abuse. Secrets and shame...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 24, 2022 | Prayer, spiritual life, writing
Bill shared part of his morning study group’s discussion on Judges: Principles of Victory: “The right prayer might not be, “Lord, take this away” but “Lord, use this as a way through the brokenness of my life right now, to shine Your...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 24, 2022 | Ministry, Suffering
A friend with complications during a difficult trial asked a brother, “What is God doing in the midst of this?” His brother replied,”Warming the oil.” My friend soon recovered and found even greater joy and fulfillment in ministry, especially to others in suffering...
