Wayfarer

I can focus on obediently and faithfully fulfilling that to which I've been called, or I can waste a lot of time pining away in envy for what others have been called to do. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 45. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

How ironic. These Hebrews have come full circle. The former slaves return to the land of their slave master. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 44. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I have found on my spiritual journey that there is a certain humility required of me as a disciple of Jesus. The humility comes from acknowledging that there are certain spiritual mysteries that lie beyond my earthly, human comprehension. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 43. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

No matter where I run or how far I run, God is there asking me to face the very thing I fear. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 42. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

When you have the wrong people in critical positions of any human system, things will only get messier. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 41. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

There was never a point at which Jeremiah was not in danger of insult, mockery, public humiliation, verbal attack, physical attack, or the threat of death. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 40. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Today's chapter is Jeremiah's D-Day. All that he has prophesied for forty years finally happens. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 39. The text version may be found and played at tomvanderwell.com .

There are moments along life's road when life feels like I am being besieged on all sides by circumstances I don't control. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 38. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

When all that I hear are the things I'm comfortable hearing, something is dysfunctional in the system. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 37. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

In my lifetime, I have never observed such a time as the one in which we are living, when political, media, educational and business institutions work hard to suppress and control anything contrary to the narrative they want publicly proclaimed. And, for the record, it happens on both sides of our divided political spectrum. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 36. The text version may be found a...

Whenever I find myself deep in the weeds, I stop and grab hold once again of Jesus' profound simplicity. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 35. The text version may be found and played at tomvanderwell.com .

Inside ancient Jerusalem the besieged residents of agree to free any Hebrew slaves inside the city. This sounds like a worthy and kind gesture given the grave circumstances, but their motives weren't exactly pure. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 34. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

The journey is one from birth straight through until this wayfaring stranger crosses over Jordan. If I look to the horizon and see a point of arrival short of that, it's just a mirage. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 33. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Jeremiah buys a field, a vineyard. He is looking beyond his momentary circumstances to embrace the larger story God is authoring in their tragic, dire circumstances. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 32. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

One of the beautiful things about Jeremiah's prophetic works is that in the midst of the doom and gloom of his repetitive messages about exile, God has him announce something stunning in its hope and optimism. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 31. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I am reminded this morning that being a disciple of Jesus requires of me that I learn to hold a certain tension. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 30. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Social media was wall-to-wall young people in their caps and gowns this weekend. And, we're not even close to being done. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 29. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I've observed that it's easy for people to make the outcome of optimistic formulas into a type of personal god. Success, fame, influence, popularity, status, or financial security become the god, rather than a blessing. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 28. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

When it is politically incorrect and possibly dangerous to proclaim a contrasting opinion, then it's likely that motivations other than truth lie behind those things "everyone" is being coerced into believing and speaking. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 27. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Here's the thing I've learned and observed along my life journey: The truth sometimes hurts, and not all pain is bad. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 26. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

One of the things I love about reading through the ancient prophets is discovering the metaphorical threads and themes that tie the Great Story together from beginning to end. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 25. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

The word picture God gave Jeremiah in today's chapter was a rare, hopeful message in the collection of Jeremiah's prophetic works. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 24. The text version may be found and played at tomvanderwell.com .

Times change, technology changes, culture changes, but one thing that doesn't change is the human condition. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 23. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Doing the right thing is not always the easiest thing. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 22. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

In the quiet this morning, I'm reminded that this faith journey is one of perpetual surrender. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 21. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .