I see religion within it`s historical context so I do tend to see God speaks to all men as refering mainly to the male sex. Historically women were kept out of the church and even now many churchs limit the amount of authority of women in the church... it`s slowly changing, but I disagree about your interpretation about what he meant by that. I think he did really mean men, which is what bothers me with organized religion.

I do agree with your thoughts on how God or whatever higher power you believe in communicates though... small sparks of intition, vs "Hi I'm God". I find myself inherently skeptical of those who claim they saw Jesus and talked to him. Not to say I don't think he's not real. I believe he was real... hundreds of years ago. Who knows? Maybe I'm wrong, but small nudges make much more sense.

Anyways, hope you understand what I'm saying, both agreeing and disagreeing :)