The Power of the Cross with Alistair Begg

On today's show, we have an Advent devotional by our host, Hunter Beless. We wanted to offer you the gift of pressing pause–the opportunity to reflect together upon Christ as you continue preparing for the holidays that are upon us. You have all been such a gift to us over the years, and we’re so glad we get to reflect upon the greatest gift we have ever received in Christ week after week through interviews on the Journeywomen podcast. If you’d like to help us in this work as we continue it in 2026, you can learn more about how to do that at journeywomen.org/give.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/waiting-with-hope FOR MORE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give  Listen on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned.  On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

Today we get to hear from Alistair Begg as he shares about his conviction for sharing the gospel and seeing Jesus in the Scriptures. We pray that this episode grows your love for the man on the middle cross, and that it encourages you to share that love and the truth of the gospel with others. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/power-of-cross The Man on the Middle Cross by Alistair Begg DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What is your response right now to hearing the gospel as Alastair shared it? Have you ever had the opportunity to share the gospel with someone? What has that been like? Is there someone in your life whom you might consider sharing the gospel with? How has sitting under the preached Word of God changed you? How have you grown from experiencing the preached Word? What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give  Listen on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned.  On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

Today we get to hear from Dr. Sinclair Ferguson about living with gracious courage as we seek to be faithful followers of Jesus Christ. We talk about the life of John Knox and the importance of studying Church history and the lives of saints who have come before us. We are so excited for you to hear this episode and pray it comforts your heart to be reminded that you are part of a family of believers that stretches thousands of years and endless miles. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/faithfulness-small-places DISCUSSION QUESTIONS How does it bolster your faith knowing that you come from a long line of heroes of the faith and faithful followers of Jesus? What did you learn about John Knox’s life that encouraged you today? How did hearing about Sinclair Ferguson and John Knox’s journeys to faith remind you of the importance of God’s Word and the community of believers?  What might it look like for you to have gracious judicious courage in your relationships today? What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give  Listen on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned.  On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

Today we get to hear from Raechel Myers of She Reads Truth about one of our favorite topics here at Journeywomen: loving and prioritizing God’s Word. We hope that this episode reminds you of the urgency of reading God’s Word, and we pray that—even now!—you will go pick up your Bible and meet Jesus in its pages. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/prioritizing-gods-word DISCUSSION QUESTIONS How has God worked in your life through his Word? Are there any passages you have memorized that you find yourself reaching for in times of need? If none come to mind, why not choose a few today to start memorizing? Have you ever been intimidated by reading the Old Testament? How has reading the Old Testament brought light to your understanding of the New Testament? What is one step you could take today to begin prioritizing God’s Word?  What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give  Listen on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned.  On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

Today we get to hear from Bobby Jamieson about the topic of futility in a fallen world. What ultimately matters in this life? What will truly satisfy us? What is the point of all this? Bobby walks us through how the book of Ecclesiastes speaks to life’s big problems and points us to Jesus. We hope this episode encourages you to find your ultimate satisfaction in God himself.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/contentment-fallen-world DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What worldly things are you looking to for satisfaction? What deeper idol does that expose? Thinking evangelistically, what are some open-ended questions you might ask others to get to the heart of what their values are and what they’re striving for? In what ways can limits be a good thing?  What limits has the Lord placed over your life that press you deeper into your need for Him? What good gifts from God can you identify in your life today? What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give  Listen on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned.  On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

Today’s episode with Brett McCracken explores the positives and negatives of technology and the Christian’s spiritual formation. We pray this conversation helps you to think critically about this topic in your own life and points you to the God who is sovereign over all the technology that has ever existed in our world. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/gospel-hope-digital-age DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What does your relationship with technology look like? Is it simply a tool in your life, or has it become something larger? If you are on social media, take a serious look at how you present yourself. Does this “version” of you align with the way you act and treat others in your own home and in your own local church? What is one way you can champion embodied community over virtual community? What are the main vehicles for feeding your soul lately? Evaluate your waking hours. How are you spending them? What is shaping you? What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give  Listen on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned.  On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

Today we get to hear from Portia Collins about how she has seen God’s love and truth in the book of Galatians. We pray that this episode encourages you to know God more through his Word, and that it helps you to love your Bible even more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/finding-freedom-in-christ DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What gospel-truth from Galatians stood out to you most as you listened to this episode? Do you tend to struggle more with the tendency toward legalism or lawlessness? How has God’s love met you in that? How have you seen the Spirit work in your life to cultivate the fruit of the Spirit in you? Which fruit of the Spirit feels most difficult for you to emulate? Is there someone in your community who you might reach out to to study the book of Galatians together? What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give  Listen on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned.  On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

Today we get to hear from Keri Folmar about the gift of the Holy Spirit and how we experience the love of God through this third person of the Trinity. This conversation is both deeply theological and deeply applicable, and we pray that it leaves you in awe of the love of the Holy Spirit and all the benefits of God that are available to you as a believer indwelt by the Spirit.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/the-holy-spirit DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What has your understanding of the Holy Spirit looked like? How has it grown or changed since you came to faith? Are there ways that you lean on the Holy Spirit in your day-to-day life? What does this look like? What does it look like for you to participate with the Spirit in the ministry you engage in? Do you feel like you are able to speak to or communicate with the Holy Spirit? What does this look like for you? What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give  Listen on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned.  On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

Today we get to talk about walking in wisdom with our friend Jen Wilkin. We explore the difference between wisdom and knowledge, how to grow in wisdom, and how to approach the book of Proverbs. We hope this conversation points you to the true wisdom of God and spurs you to ask him for wisdom as you open up his Word. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/gods-way-gods-world DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What do you think of when you think of the book of Proverbs? What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? How have you prayed for wisdom or knowledge in the past and how might this week’s conversation help you change the way you pray for wisdom? Who should be a “Proverbs 31 Woman”? What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give  Listen on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned.  On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

Today, we get to hear from Ruth Chou Simons as she talks about unburdening your anxious soul with encouragement stemming from her new book, The Way of the Wildflower. We pray that this episode pressed you to see your own needs for the gospel in whatever areas you are feeling burdened.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/gospel-resiliency DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Does the Bible feel unapproachable or confusing to you? What are some specific difficulties you have when trying to study Scripture? Do you feel the freedom to ask questions of the biblical text? Do you believe God is comfortable with your questions and doubts? What is one way you can disciple the next generation? Where is your delight? Is your true delight in the law of the Lord? What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give  Listen on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned.  On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.