podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/fe6b7f48/how-do-you-identify-james-no20 'How do you identify?' What a question! But first, these Morning Briefings are intended to help you start your day with God--drawn from Scripture, with application and music - sent 3 days a week, going out internationally. You could read or listen one day, and the next morning just revisit, and take a closer look at the included Scripture. -->>The Word of God enlightens, transforms an

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/1d67327c/so-that-you-can-know-james-no19 One Sunday, I was walking through the parking lot, weaving my way through cars on my way into church when I encountered a pleasant-looking fellow near a Tesla. We exchanged ‘Good Mornings’ and a smile as we went into church. . . this was the start of our friendship. In time, I learned Timothy had just come through a couple years in a rehab/recovery house, following the murder of h

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/47a84df5/dont-take-yourself-so-seriously-look-to-god-james-no18 Hey, Atlas, maybe it's time you shrugged-- sure, there are things going on in your life and rest of world, but Dude, you need to exhale, and remember that things are not all up to you, nor. are. they. all. about. you! Phew....! Clearly, someone in James' sphere of influence had lost his way so James addressed it: What is your life? For you are a mist that appea

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/32c90434/happy-250th-birthday-america I couldn't pass up the opportunity to say, Freedom is one of God’s best ideas, and one of the reasons it is so vital to daily bear in mind the Creation. When God created the first man and woman in his image, he gave them and every human being thereafter the freedom to choose relationship with him; God forces himself on no one. Fourth of July is an American holiday - the day set aside to

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/1eef001d/gotta-be-honest-for-a-minute-james-no17 God did it again. He set up a couple conversations, (seemingly random ones at the time), like at my new dental office yesterday... turns out they were seed for this Morning Briefing. Strange really, because the three young women in the front office had nothing but time on their hands to chat because their internet was down, which also took out their phones. After a few minute

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/2519166f/the-best-word-jesus-ever-spoke-63026 Come. Exhale, and receive our Lord's simple invitation, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest."1 Come to me Come often. especially now, especially today. Come desirous to be with me, just as I want to be with you ...in prayer Come open ready to receive. Bring your best self

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/e8e24c27/whats-up-with-prayer-and-you-james-no16 Depending on who you are, this may be the most important matter you have considered in a very long time. A couple days ago, I offered up the whole of James chapter four, packed with instructions for the early Christ followers with equal application to us today, almost 2000 years later. Today, I shall drill down on a few words James wrote. [Wait...'A couple days ago?' Yes, the

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/206935f0/choices-what-to-do-with-yours-james-no15 For that answer, I take us to James chapter four. This is the fourth time I have taught through the oh, so practical little letter of James, written to those early Jewish Christians, some who were near him there in Jerusalem, and many who had been scattered to various places, trying to escape the intense persecution. [Christine, why do you remind us of James' purpose again?

podcast: https://www.pastorwoman.net/podcast/episode/2590497e/how-do-we-have-peace-in-our-hearts-james-no14 Peace is a sought-after thing—often seeming just out of reach. Not talking about the absence of war or the absence of violence, but rather the state of inner tranquility, of serenity. The commodity of peace is peddled in many ways, and people are willing to do just about anything to get it! From aromatherapy to yoga, relaxation and stress-relief techniques, self-hyp