Author Archives: Julianne Winkler Smith

I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints. Jude 1:3 War. Depending on your age, you have certain perceptions of this concept. You could be a history buff and think of the amazing, world-changing, freedom-initiating battles forContinue reading “the battle’s on”

For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. Jude 1:4 Our last home, which was set among the rolling hills of Virginia, had a wonderful back deck thatContinue reading “termite damage”

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.  ~Galatians 3:28 Those outside the Christian faith (especially those hostile toward it) are often heard saying that the Bible holds women in an inferior view, which plays into the “patriarchy” that currentlyContinue reading “girl power”

“Wash yourself, therefore, and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes, and go down to the threshing floor.” Ruth 3:3 As I continue to study the book of Ruth in the Old Testament, this inspiring and dramatic love story never ceases to amaze me. As the writer shares the true account of how KingContinue reading “preparing for your Prince”

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 I was literally sitting at a well-represented coffee shop (because there is no other option at the moment), writing a blog message early in the morning about how awesome Jesus is…butContinue reading “writing repentance”

But Boaz answered her, “All that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband has been fully told to me, and how you left your father and mother and your native land and came to a people that you did not know before.” Ruth 2:11 In the amazing, history-changing Bible story ofContinue reading “making a reputation for yourself”

I am the vine, you are the branches; the one who remains in Me, and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. John 15:5 What does it mean to have a flourishing life? Is it to be able to pay all your bills and have some money leftContinue reading “are you flourishing?”

“If the world hates you, know that it has hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.” John 15:18-19 Fitting in withContinue reading “do you fit in?”

Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?”  Genesis 3:9 From Genesis 3 through the entire Bible, God asks of us the question, “Where are you?” After the Fall, when Adam and Eve are shamefully hiding in the Garden, God pursues them with those words. Was it because HeContinue reading “where are you?”

Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”  1 Samuel 7:12 Life is moving at a remarkable pace these days. And I don’t think it’s just because I have more years behind me than I have in front of me (per theContinue reading “setting reminders”