by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 14, 2017 | churches, Uncategorized
I wrote the following post shortly after receiving notice of my discontinuing from provisional deacons status in March of 2017. I had failed to preserve it except in a Facebook post. When I came across it today, I decided to preserve it here on my own blog so that I...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 8, 2017 | The Church
Random Thoughts on The UMC and Sexuality 3/8/17 “While persons set apart by the Church for ordained ministry are subject to all the frailties of the human condition and the pressures of society, they...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 19, 2016 | conflict, The Church
One opinion expressed a few weeks ago about the 2016 General Conference of the UMC was that it would either contain well-controlled political maneuvering or, alternately, be at risk of becoming a chaotic riot. There seemed to be hopefulness Tuesday night and Wednesday...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 31, 2016 | ordination
After I announced on Facebook this week that I had been discontinued from provisional deacon status with The United Methodist Church people began responding. Some noted that God has something greater planned. As I responded, everyday having the opportunity to see...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 25, 2015 | The Church
WHEN THE LEFT SNARLS (By Dr. Bill Bouknight) “When liberals are a minority, they usually talk about diversity and tolerance. But when they form a majority they often snarl at their conservative opponents. Conversely, I cannot think of a single...
