Brandie J. Muncaster is an award-winning devotion writer and the author of the children’s book Garden Tales: A Seed’s Story. She is a contributing author to the devotional series Love Knots: Stories of Faith, Family, and Friendships, Volumes Two and Three (VineWords Publishing). Find her devotions at Kingdom Winds and VineWords: Devotions and More. Brandie is a member of Word Weavers of Charlotte; Hope Writer’s Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and Kingdom Winds collective. She and her husband have three elementary-aged children. She enjoys spending time with her children, traveling, reading, painting, running, and homesteading. She resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; for your rod and your staff, they comfort me. ~Psalm 23:4 ESV I imagine King David writing Psalm 23, brainstorming spiritual metaphors from his shepherd experiences as he walked through the valley of the shadow of death. Some scholars say he had that valley in mind when he wrote the psalm. But how did he find beauty in … Continue reading →
Separating the lies we’ve believed, from the truth of who He really is, makes all the difference. When we do this, we realize God is so much better than any human being could ever be. He is the kind of father who is a mighty protector as well as a loving redeemer. He constantly watches over His children, stands up for their cause, and takes up their grievances in a powerful way. He can do for us what no earthly father could ever do, no matter how amazing our dads are. This is the beauty of our Heavenly Father. The truth is, He loves us better than anyone else ever could. …
Continue reading →God had been nudging me to remember the good memories I had of the city where I grew up, so when I received the oranges, this felt like an invitation from God to let Him start pouring His warm liquid sunshine over the cold, wintery memories I still held in my heart. …
Continue reading →I felt lost in a world of people who were defying the darkness. They seemed to have it all together, while I did not.
Continue reading →When we experience situations in our life that are hard and out of our control, it’s easy to carry around negative emotions and perceptions associated with those circumstances without even realizing it. When we remember to bring our negative emotions to Jesus, release them and let the truth from His word transform the way we see and feel about our situation, the trajectory of our lives will change. Our perspectives will shift. The lies we believed will be replaced by the truth of what God says about us, and we will be transformed by the renewing of our minds. …
Continue reading →After the loss of my father, I experienced a spiritual shift…
Continue reading →After a particularly grueling counseling session, I sat with red puffy eyes outside in my backyard next to my fire pit, holding a lighter in one hand and a piece of paper in the other. …
Continue reading →It was a new beginning… Nature stood marked with the Maker’s fingerprints. The Creator gazed at what He made and loved what He saw.
Continue reading →Jesus left everything in the tomb He was resurrected from. He didn’t leave the tomb in the same state He entered it in–everything old, He discarded. When Jesus entered the grave, His body was pierced, torn, crushed, bruised, and beaten. When He emerged, He was completely transformed. His body no longer bore the open wounds He incurred on the cross. In place of Jesus’s injuries, healed scars told a story of pain to healing…
Continue reading →Worrying doesn’t work. Nonetheless, the word “biopsy” triggered fear in me as I listened to the nurse explain why I needed an appointment.
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