Wayfarer

In the quiet this morning, I find myself thinking about the "giants" I have faced and continue to face in my own spiritual journey. A chapter-a-day podcast from Joshua 11. The text version of today's podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

There is a natural growth and development of communication that takes place over time. In each relationship, I have a responsibility for the communication on my end. If I fail in that responsibility, the relationship suffers and may even die. A chapter-a-day podcast from Joshua 10. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Jesus found spiritual application in shrewdness and worldly wisdom. A chapter-a-day podcast from Joshua 9. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Along my life journey, and my spiritual journey, I've learned that there is wisdom and goodness in having sober self-awareness. This includes knowing my strengths, my abilities, my weaknesses, and my ego. A chapter-a-day podcast from Joshua 8. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

There is a legendary family story that happened when our daughter, Madison, was only about four or five years old... A chapter-a-day podcast from Joshua 7. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

As technology, data, processing speed, and computer memory continue to advance at an increasing pace, I've observed what appears to be an increasing lack of empathy and/or appreciation for the past. A chapter-a-day podcast from Joshua 6. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

The actor had a bit part in a large musical production I was in, but you'd have thought they had been given a starring role. A chapter-a-day podcast from Joshua 5. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

In the quiet this morning, today's chapter has me thinking quite simply and practically. How do I share and leave the story about what God has done in my life for my descendants? A chapter-a-day podcast from Joshua 4. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I will never forget that day. I had no real plan; No idea what I was going to do. As a husband and father of two rug rats under the age of five, this was not ideal. I just knew that I couldn't remain in my current job... A chapter-a-day podcast from Joshua 3. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

In today's chapter, we meet one of the most amazing, underappreciated characters in all of the Great Story. Perhaps one of the reasons this person is underappreciated is that she was a woman and a prostitute. A chapter-a-day podcast from Joshua 2. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Along my life journey, I've learned that one of the most strategically vital, and yet infinitely tricky, aspects of the long-term success of any human organization is succession. A chapter-a-day podcast from Joshua 1. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Along my life journey, I've experienced that good relationships, the kind that is mutually and spiritually life-giving, require the ongoing generosity of time, conscious thought, intention, energy, vulnerability, and grace. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 13. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

The problem with bitter roots such as anger and resentment is that they will germinate in my soul. Like weeds in my lawn, they will spread quickly if left unchecked. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 12. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

God's "Faith Hall of Fame" is filled with flawed human beings just like me. In fact, they were flawed human beings just like every other human being on the planet. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 11. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

In the quiet this morning, I find myself mulling over both the opportunities and challenges I've experienced in the return to a new "normal." A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 10. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I'm slowly dying. I'm not sure I could begin my week with a more sobering observation, but it is true. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 9. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

There's always tension. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 8. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . 

As a child, I became quite adept at getting away with all sorts of things as I stealthily discovered a parallel dimension of gray that existed (at least in my perception) around the black-and-white rules. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 7. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

When I surrendered my life to Christ and became a follower of Jesus, I remember realizing that all of my religious motions had simply that - motions. They didn't really have any effect on the person I was. The religious rituals had no soul penetration, no life penetration. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 6. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwe...

Allowing the persecuted Jesus movement to take over the most powerful Empire on earth was, I believe, one of the most strategically shrewd moves the Prince of this World has ever made this side of the Garden of Eden. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 5. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I've observed along my life journey that human traditions die hard. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 4. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Most of us know how it feels when our familiar old, foundational, software we use every day gets upgraded and suddenly everything is different. That's what the original audience of "Hebrews" was feeling. That, on steroids. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 3. The text of every chapter-a-day post can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

If I truly believe what I say I believe then my perception of, and attitude toward, death is forever altered. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 2. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

At this point, I believe I have blogged through every chapter of the Great Story at least twice, with many having been revisited four or five times. So why keep going? A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 1. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Some of the more fascinating discoveries in the excavation of my family history have been the bad blood that exists between individuals and family units. A chapter-a-day podcast from Obadiah. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .