Morning Briefings

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/42ca3c4d/god-has-something-to-say-to-you I know you're busy and everything, Doctor, but he really does-- God really does want to talk to you. This is one of the things that sets Christianity apart from every other religion. Our God is alive, he is relational, and he wants to talk to us. Not long ago we looked at Acts chapter 10, when God significa

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/abaf158b/what-are-you-longing-for Longings are often ascribed to schoolgirls, the heroines of love stories or weepy women. But if we are honest, we all have em. Could it be that our longings come from God? I believe so. So did Clive Staples Lewis. “ If you find yourself with a desire that no experience in this world can satisfy, then the most probable explanation is that you were made for another world .” C.S. Lewis. Br

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/db04d147/i-wonder-if-this-is-even-possible-no-regrets I just had to put my foot in the rushing water of the Jordan River (in this spot), so I jumped a fence and, No regret! " Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards ." 1 Such a profound sentiment by Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, so few words; we really 'get it' when we look back, but sometimes living in the not-yet known leaves us uncert

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/1ee8c99a/lord-bless-this-new-year-with-wisdom It is that day at my house, and I hate it. It is the day I 'take down Christmas' and begin the countdown until I can 'put it back up' again. Three Nativity sets - different one from another, located in different rooms... But truth be told, something is off about our Nativity Sets--what is in them and the way we set them up. While I usually have them a bit off to the side, the sh

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/23e4531a/the-first-day-of-a-new-year-what-an-opportunity The. New. Year has dawned! Upon awakening, I thought what I have thought since I was a child, 'What do I have to look forward to today?' And just as naturally, I answered myself: 'This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it!.' 1 A realization, a choice by intention. Some people make a big deal about going out on New Year's Eve or watching 't

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/23feb3e7/2026-the-year-of-intentional-living Greetings! 'Can hardly believe the year is coming to an end. But with an end comes a new beginning. Happy almost New Year! What will this year hold for you? There will be smiles, some satisfaction and certainly struggles--the stuff our lives are made of. While not everyone uses a paper calendar anymore, I do . . . visual, hands-on person that I am. Of course, nothing magical hap

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/40df19b8/shhhhh-ive-got-a-secret-but-i-promise-you-want-it Christmas hangs in the air, the hush of the Lord's birth in my heart. In the last days, many Christmas memories have popped up in my mind. Ah, memories. Today is my birthday and that too causes me to reflect and remember. So many memories over the days and years, fond memories of standing on the beach, scanning the horizon for two blonde heads on bodyboards in the

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/1edd31da/god-speaks-just-imagine-what-he-might-say-122522 Merry Christmas! There is a hush in my home as I sit down this morning. No matter that the temperatures are low, the hens are awake, so I must open their coop and bring out water (theirs is solid ice). Ha, the dogs barely lift their heads, cozy and warm, as I sit down with my Bible and Luke chapter two one more time. Luke 2 link: https://www.biblegateway.com/passag

Why, Yes! A Gift for the Savior. podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/35fbc2ae/wait-one-last-gift-christmas-eve Sometimes gift giving can feel overwhelming, and for various reasons. Mall parking lots are busy, jammed with people; lines are long, clothes once neatly folded are strewn as weary shoppers struggle to find that right 'thing'. Why do we feel compelled to give gifts at Christmas? Ah, gifts... Because the greatest Gift giver gave us the gift of his

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/ee8ad748/the-god-of-the-impossible-comes-through-advent-2025 With God, Nothing is Impossible! just ask these three people... Sometimes in life, we need God to come and do the difficult. God loves to do the difficult thing in our lives when we are trusting him ~ truly, nothing is difficult for him. I think of David's words Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 1 Sometimes we need Go

tap to listen to this podcast~ It is Christmas week --the fourth week of Advent, LOVE . As such, I would like to take you on a journey to a distant land where it all began--the land of Jesus' birth, life and ultimate sacrifice. It was on my first trip to Israel in 2016, traveling with a large Southern California church group, my awareness exploded. As is often the case with large groups, the itinerary did not include travel to Nazareth or Bethlehem. 'But,' my mind railed, 'ho