ABOUT JULIE RAYBURN
Julie Rayburn is a Christian author and speaker. Her passion is to encourage and inspire the application of biblical truth. Her last book, Be Still and Know: 365 Days of Hope and Encouragement for Women, was inspired by a journal that her mother kept the last year of her life. Peace in the Storms of Life was birthed from Julie’s own life experiences. Jesus was the calm in the center of her storms. As she called to Him from the depths of her soul, He answered.
These books of devotionals are the spiritual insights she gleaned as she clung to biblical truth and listened to the Lord. She hopes that her readers will experience the peace that passes all understanding as they meditate on God’s Word in the storms of life. Julie has served as teaching director and area director for Community Bible Study (CBS).
Julie serves on the boards of Grace Valley Ministries and Community Bible Study. She is a retired surgical orthopedic nurse. Julie enjoys tennis, golf, gardening and spending time with her five grandchildren. She resides in the Atlanta area.
As a surgical nurse, Julie went on a medical mission trip to Guyana, South America. The impact of that mission trip was a catalyst that God used to spark her writing career. Julie co-authored six devotional books with Barbour Publishing before writing Be Still and Know and Peace in the Storms of Life,
MINISTRIES
Julie is very passionate about and active in two ministries. Learn more below.
Pastors are people too. Yet, where can they turn when life becomes overwhelming? Grace Valley Ministries has a heart for pastors. Funds are currently being raised to build three pastoral cottages on land in Canton, GA where pastors can come, free of charge, to receive respite, renewal and counseling if needed.
Community Bible Study is an interdenominational, in-depth Bible study that began in 1974. Lives are being transformed through the study of God’s Word in the U.S and abroad with over 600 CBS classes in the U.S. and 86 countries around the world. The study materials have been translated into 64 languages.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church
Before his sermon one Sunday on suffering, Julie was asked by the Associate Pastor, Mark Danzey, to speak about her book. Her mother had kept a journal while she battled cancer, which was Julie’s inspiration for Be Still and Know. By connecting these two ideas, it became apparent that our suffering can have divine purposes.