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Listen here:  https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/2722788f/im-going-to-level-with-you-heres-to-you-dr-luke

There's one thing left to do - [having looked at an overview of the Bible, both Old and New Testaments], dig right in. And so I take you back to Luke's gospel, where we will pick up in chapter…

Listen here:  https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/255121d9/lets-hear-it-for-the-new-the-bible-part-two

The Bible is the only book that understands you so intimately that your whole life will begin to make sense through its lens.1 We looked at the breadth of the Old Testament last […

Lisen here:  https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/2537e836/get-honest-get-real-and-then-get-busy-in-your-bible-part-one

Come on, let's be honest about something...    THE BIBLE- 1 of 2, the setup before our return to Dr. Luke.

O, I mean you want to, but let's be honest, it really isn't easy to…

Listen here:  https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/21b99eb8/growing-your-mind-and-your-heart-in-2025

"Want some good news?"

Don't you love it when that is someone's opening line?

Bible sales are going through the roof.

In the last year, they increased by 22%!

And mostly, by first…

Listen here:  https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/2bcd061a/chasing-contentment

Beguiling ... enchanting ... rapturous ... attractive.

I could use any or all of those adjectives to describe this thought from the psalmist.

While the New Year is young, let's talk about Contentment . . .

You know when you’re around…

Listen here:  https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/f92130cc/keeping-it-real-one-powerful-connection

Sometimes I like to keep it real, and tip my hand on ministry and the various people God puts in my…

Listen here:  https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/289b67c7/why-dont-people-pray-10121

Wise men seek him ... still.

Then why don't people pray?

Hmmm . . . Why don't people pray? 

Atheists don't pray because they say there is no God; agnostics don't pray because, while there might…

Listen here:  https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/19c44f7b/does-god-really-answer-prayer-92923

Wise men seek him ... still.

'They find God when they pray,' I claimed in last Morning Briefing.

But does God really answer prayer?

A couple years ago, I was in Salt Lake City, Utah, exhausted from…

Listen here:  https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/e2f19ad6/please-god-can-we-talk-1-prayer-january-5-2025

Wise men seek God... still.

Nice little mantra, but how?

It starts with honesty. Beginning right where you find yourself in your journey.

In a recent conversation…

Listen here:  https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/1e6f8cf9/wise-men-seek-him-still-january-2-2025

Wise men seek God... still.

And when they find him, they worship him.

Popular media oft makes Christians look like idiots, have you noticed? "Weak minded, a 'cause' or in need of a cause." Hmmm. Rather, I…

Your New Year’s Resolution?? hmmm...

It was 4.30 yesterday morning as I was driving Danny to the airport - how I hated to see him go back to Boston! 'So, Mom - any resolutions for the New Year?' he asked. As I type just now, that ride

>before the dawning of the morning and

>the wide open roads were kind of a metaphor for this briefing.

A New Year means great…

The. New. Year.  

Oh, we are almost there, Friends. But before jumping headlong into 2025, I believe we are wise to take a moment to consider the year 2024.  Socrates made an excellent point when he said,               

the unexamined life is not worth living.

We ought not dwell on the past - what was, what could or might have been, because such dwelling serves no good purpose.…

Listen here:  https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/3ae69017/with-great-anticipation-we-look-forward-122624

Over this Christmas season, we have looked together at how God spoke through prophets, angels and creation. He spoke to a young Jewish maiden, a simple Nazarene man, to shepherds and wise men. And certainly, God has spoken to us over years and…

Listen here:  https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/1d472401/your-gift-for-jesus-122424

Why, Yes! A Gift for the Savior.  

As you have done your Christmas shopping, I'm wondering what you bought for Jesus? Why, yes - walking through the mall, I looked around and wondered if anyone was shopping for him! 'Cause in the…

Even when we do not understand, we can trust God.

Even when it is difficult, we can choose to obey Him.

Even when the future is unsure,

we can follow God's leading each day.

Even if . . . we can praise God because of who He is -

Mary is our example.

“Greetings, the Lord is with you, favored…

Listen here:  https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/31aa82a3/joy-happiness-one-is-forever-december-19-2024…

Listen here:  https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/3c15e80f/joy-when-you-just-dont-feel-like-it

Greetings! Due to network 'hosting' issues over the last few days, I have had some technical difficulties. Alas, I think we are back in business!

Perhaps you read this already--if so, did it speak to you?

I think of many…

It was six years ago when I first spied the shepherds' land with my own eyes (though it seems so very much of life has passed). Oh, I had been to Israel before, but large groups do not commonly go into Bethlehem as it can be complicated.*

But in February 2019, the group I led got off the bus and made our way to a paved path leading toward a sweeping, expansive view of the Shepherds' Fields. Even thinking about it now gives me a feeling of awe.…

Listen here:  https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/4bae2825/the-greatest-set-piece-of-all-time-december-15-2024

The day we celebrate our Lord's birth draws nigh . . .

Have you heard the sweet old story yet this Christmas season? 

I shall never tire of the greatest set piece of all time.…

Listen Here:  https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/1be4a800/a-big-peace-of-the-puzzle-december-12-2024

There is no doubt that because God keeps his promises, he is trustworthy, and because this is true, we can rest in Him.

The last briefing hit home with folks; I know because I heard from you! [Thank you. It means…