by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 25, 2023 | Bible Study
Seen on Twitter: What’s your favorite “how to read the Bible” book? Several folks were weighing in with various authors’/theologians’ names or titles. My first thought: the Bible itself…. accompanied by prayer for Holy Spirit illumination and conversation with...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 6, 2023 | discipleship training, Teaching, Twelve Steps, witness
I am discipling a middle-age woman with no childhood experience of religious practice but a growing realization that the only way she is going to gain power over her addiction of 25+ years is through Christ. (She has been in 7 recovery programs and multiple detoxes in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 21, 2022 | children's ministry, family
“Don’t feel sorry for or fear for your kids because the world they are going to grow up in is not what it used to be. God created them and called them for the exact moment in time that they’re in. Their life wasn’t a coincidence or an accident. Raise them up to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 22, 2022 | Hearing God's voice, Ministry
Me: ( Mar 20,1997, exclaiming in early morning praise) “Surely, Lord, you have created the beauty of this world for your glory and my delight!” The Lord: (in a rather stunning, but gentle reply) “Tell others.” Me: “What am I to tell? To whom? How? Where? When?” The...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 18, 2022 | Teaching
Beth Moore shared a pattern that she has observed regarding “vision” and the loss of one’s vision. It has 4 stages: – Initial Vision- When we first see and grasp a sense of God’s purpose and plan. The vision fills us with joy and excitement. – Unwanted...
