Faith & Worship

Julie Branstetter

Aug 119 min read

Ecclesiastes 3:11- In Time

These images from the dream are haunting me. The lateness of the hour...

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Julie Branstetter

May 203 min read

Run Your Race

God's grace enables us to make good use of what His Spirit provides.

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Julie Branstetter

Jul 25, 20233 min read

The Log in the Eye

We often hear a lot in the church today about forgiveness. A great emphasis has been placed on it over the years. Often we hear the words...

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Julie Branstetter

Mar 8, 20232 min read

Looking to What Lies Ahead

An extensive study in the U.S. recently found that the most productive age in human life is between 60-70 years of age. The second most...

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Julie Branstetter

Sep 29, 20222 min read

Beautiful Storm

I don't like the destruction that comes from hurricanes, of coarse, but they have always been exciting to me even as a small child. When...

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Julie Branstetter

Jun 12, 20224 min read

Cares of this World

On several occasions recently, I prayed and received something from the Lord that didn't sit well with me when the thought first dropped...

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Julie Branstetter

May 6, 20215 min read

A Split Second Decision

We all know the fast food lines are long and service is crazy everywhere right now. Shipping is never on time, and everyone's nerves are...

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Julie Branstetter

Apr 12, 20213 min read

On Contentment

Sometimes when people become very blessed (in the natural sense), they begin to lose the ability to default to contentment in smaller...

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Julie Branstetter

Jan 4, 20214 min read

The Seven "I Am" Statements of Jesus

I hope this blesses you. I will be preaching on this more later in the month. In the Gospel of John, Jesus makes 7 "I Am" statements. ...

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Julie Branstetter

Jul 11, 20202 min read

Cling!

God is showing me over and over lately just how much He has done to prepare me for and protect me from... so many things. All along the...

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Julie Branstetter

Jun 7, 20201 min read

Everything Produces Its Own Kind

I think this says it all; there is no need for a long blog post to go with it. Hate will always lash out at love, because love never...

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Julie Branstetter

Jun 7, 20202 min read

Pour It Out & Make a Fresh Pot

I made a half-pot of coffee yesterday morning, went to work in the yard, and never even touched it. Seeing it now made me realize that...

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Julie Branstetter

May 17, 20205 min read

The Authentic Church

Have you ever worked really hard on a meal that smelled great, looked so appetizing you couldn’t wait to eat it, and then, when you sat...

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Julie Branstetter

May 16, 20201 min read

Zoe's Graduating!!

Zoe is graduating and we are so happy for her! She will be attending NC Wesleyan College in the fall, majoring in psychology. She has...

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Julie Branstetter

Oct 15, 20193 min read

When Nothing Seems to Change

The caterpillar, not the butterfly, teaches us that growth doesn’t always look like a total transformation, but it is still progress!

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Julie Branstetter

Sep 23, 20194 min read

Running in Cycles

Do you find yourself working on the same personality issue year after year? Don’t be discouraged. For one, you are still trying and that...

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Julie Branstetter

Sep 7, 20196 min read

Butts to the Wind

One of the many beautiful wonders of the North Carolina coast are the Banker Horses living along the barrier islands of the Outer Banks. ...

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Julie Branstetter

Sep 3, 20193 min read

All Eyes On Him

It was God's providence that brought Joseph out of his cell to use the gift God gave Joseph to make him second to Pharaoh in the land of...

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Julie Branstetter

Feb 28, 20195 min read

Pleasing God Is Enough

Too many people end up frustrated and exhausted from the stress of trying to please God through work that isn’t really necessary. From...

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Julie Branstetter

Dec 28, 20183 min read

Self Pity Monster

Self Pity has to be one of the most successful tricks the enemy uses to defeat God's children. I don't particularly know why, but there...

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Julie Branstetter

Jul 9, 201812 min read

Salvation Essentials

Acts 16:29-34 “Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. And he brought them out and said,...

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Julie Branstetter

Nov 15, 20175 min read

An Egg or a Scorpion?

On this day, November 15th, in 1917, Oswald Chambers died of a ruptured appendix. The month before, in October, Oswald had traveled to...

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Julie Branstetter

Jul 2, 20172 min read

East is from West

Psalms 103:12 "He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west." When I read this verse and recall that this was...

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Julie Branstetter

May 2, 20173 min read

Take Some Time Today

Take some time to slow down to pay attention to details a little longer, to soak in the moments we generally pass through unaware. Take...

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Julie Branstetter

Apr 30, 20172 min read

A Little Push

Today was the perfect day for us to go to the beach. About halfway through the day the tide began to go out and left us with a huge open spa

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Julie Branstetter

Jan 25, 20171 min read

Sketches of a Man

The strength of the flesh is disappointing, but the strength of the soul is the Lord's hand. Never allow the enemy of your soul to make...

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Julie Branstetter

Jan 21, 20173 min read

Cast Not Away

Life will throw you back and forth like a little boat out in deep waters during a storm. Back and forth means everything from really...

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Julie Branstetter

Dec 29, 20164 min read

The Two Most Important Things

There are many great tools for good ministry. If you visit a Christian bookstore you'll find book after book written by pastors and...

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Julie Branstetter

Dec 28, 20169 min read

How to Study the Bible

(original article 3/9/12 - Updated in 12/16) In order to study scripture it helps to know how to approach scripture. The Bible is...

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Julie Branstetter

Aug 6, 20152 min read

Is She Dressed for His Return?

No prophet or messenger from God ever came to God's people saying, "Hey, you're doing a great job, keep that up." No, be careful that the...

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Julie Branstetter

Jul 22, 20152 min read

Sowing and Reaping

"A good man will obtain favor from the LORD, But He will condemn a man who devises evil." Proverbs 12:2 Jesus tells us to pray for those...

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Julie Branstetter

May 27, 20155 min read

He Will Establish You

In Matthew Chapter 16 we see two stories back to back that reveal much about the way Christians can act and it isn’t always how Christ...

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Julie Branstetter

May 4, 20153 min read

I Will Too

About service this morning.... my heart is still so tender over it... I mean tender. My husband and I were just talking about it have...

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Julie Branstetter

Mar 7, 20152 min read

You Must Be Born Again

“Ye must be born again.” - John 3:7 Jesus said, "And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the...

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Julie Branstetter

Feb 25, 20152 min read

In God's Time

Prayer is done in man's time. Answer to prayer is done in God's time. You cannot "pray enough" to finally make God answer you. God is not...

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Julie Branstetter

Nov 4, 20141 min read

Back Breaking Love

You know what (among many many other things) I love about the Lord? That He allows me to reject Him if I choose to do so. This freewill...

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Julie Branstetter

Oct 7, 20144 min read

Finding Peewee

We had a nearly horrific experience today. Zoe took her guinea pig outside this afternoon and became distracted somehow. She forgot he...

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Julie Branstetter

Oct 2, 20141 min read

Relevant

I am convinced that it is not the Word of God who need to become relevant in this world, but this world is in great need of becoming...

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Julie Branstetter

Sep 30, 20141 min read

Cut It Off

As a woman, one of the best decisions I ever made was not to return the phone calls. You simply do not have to continue to make the same...

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Julie Branstetter

Sep 30, 20141 min read

Today's Sacrifice

"Today's sacrifice may be tomorrow's stoning. One day, with Jesus, it was "Hosanna"; a little afterwards, "Crucify Him, Crucify Him." And...

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Julie Branstetter

Sep 25, 20141 min read

Draw Near

You can have everything in the world to be happy about and still feel lonely inside. The one thing you do not have is what you...

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Julie Branstetter

Sep 24, 20141 min read

Prayer of An Anonymous Abbess

"Lord, thou knowest better than myself that I am growing older and will soon be old. Keep me from becoming too talkative, and especially...

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Julie Branstetter

Sep 15, 20142 min read

I Need You, You Need Me

So I am making hot chocolate in the kitchen and my husband and I are talking while he clears up the dishes so I can then cook.. {that's...

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Julie Branstetter

Sep 10, 20141 min read

Narrow is the Way

One of the kick backs for walking on the narrow path is that you will consistently experience biting from both sides of the road, the...

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Julie Branstetter

Sep 10, 20143 min read

Count This Joy

Have you ever struggled and finally said to the Lord, "Lord, why again?" or wonder, "Did I fail this test before?" Have you wondered if...

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Julie Branstetter

Sep 10, 20141 min read

Choose Wisely

What frightens me most about Christianity today is the growing belief amongst us that we can be IN Christ and 'of the world' at the same...

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Julie Branstetter

Sep 8, 20141 min read

Humility

Humility is such a lost virtue in the world today. It is even lost within a portion of the church as a whole. It's almost as if people...

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Julie Branstetter

Sep 7, 20142 min read

Weeping and Rejoicing

Romans 12:15 ~ "Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep." There is only One who can see the whole picture; the...

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Julie Branstetter

Sep 7, 20143 min read

The Devourer's Game

The sins we struggle with today are really no different than the sins Israel struggled with so often in Scripture. The biggest of them...

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Julie Branstetter

Sep 5, 20141 min read

Do It Anyway

The Lord tells us in Scripture that wide is the way to destruction and narrow is the way to the kingdom of heaven. Most go through the...

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by Julie Branstetter Christian, Wife, Mom, Teacher, Writer, Minister

Faith & Worship

by Julie Branstetter
Christian, Wife, Mom, Teacher, Writer, Minister