Wayfarer

Wendy and I spent last week trying to get our "being" centered and aligned so that the onslaught of "doing" that faced us upon our return might look more like "the nine-fold path of Jesus" and less like the vain pursuit for what the kingdoms of this world describe as the "good life." A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 5. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at...

Along my spiritual journey, I've observed that people easily forget that the Great Story told from Genesis to Revelation is a story of good versus evil. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 4. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I am reminded that in each of Paul's letters to Timothy he referred to himself as a "herald" even before claiming to be an apostle and/or teacher. As a follower of Jesus, I'm charged with being an ambassador of Christ's kingdom on earth. I guess that makes me a herald, as well. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 3. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found at tomvanderwell.com...

In the quiet this morning, I am struck by the fact that Matthew chooses to record that those who were looking for the Messiah, those who came to seek Him, were not Hebrew priests and scholars but those considered foreigners, aliens, and enemies. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 2. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

The further I get in my spiritual journey, the more I've discovered that math is a core way God reveals and expresses Himself in Creation. This came to mind in the quiet this morning as I begin a journey through Matthew's biography of Jesus. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 1. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

We end 2021 and begin 2022 with a countdown of the top 15 chapter-a-day posts since Tom Vander Well began blogging a chapter-a-day back in March of 2006. We finish today with Top Post #1. The text version of every chapter-a-day post may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

We end 2021 and begin 2022 with a countdown of the top 15 chapter-a-day posts since Tom Vander Well began blogging a chapter-a-day back in March of 2006. We continue today with Top Post #2. The text version of every chapter-a-day post may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

We end 2021 and begin 2022 with a countdown of the top 15 chapter-a-day posts since Tom Vander Well began blogging a chapter-a-day back in March of 2006. We continue today with Top Post #3. The text version of every chapter-a-day post may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

We end 2021 and begin 2022 with a countdown of the top 15 chapter-a-day posts since Tom Vander Well began blogging a chapter-a-day back in March of 2006. We continue today with Top Post #4. The text version of every chapter-a-day post may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

We end 2021 and begin 2022 with a countdown of the top 15 chapter-a-day posts since Tom Vander Well began blogging a chapter-a-day back in March of 2006. We continue today with Top Post #5. The text version of every chapter-a-day post may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

We end 2021 and begin 2022 with a countdown of the top 15 chapter-a-day posts since Tom Vander Well began blogging a chapter-a-day back in March of 2006. We continue today with Top Post #6. The text version of every chapter-a-day post may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

We end 2021 and begin 2022 with a countdown of the top 15 chapter-a-day posts since Tom Vander Well began blogging a chapter-a-day back in March of 2006. We continue today with Top Post #7. The text version of every chapter-a-day post may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

We end 2021 and begin 2022 with a countdown of the top 15 chapter-a-day posts since Tom Vander Well began blogging a chapter-a-day back in March of 2006. We continue today with Top Post #8. The text version of every chapter-a-day post may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

We end 2021 and begin 2022 with a countdown of the top 15 chapter-a-day posts since Tom Vander Well began blogging a chapter-a-day back in March of 2006. We continue today with Top Post #9. The text version of every chapter-a-day post may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

We end 2021 and begin 2022 with a countdown of the top 15 chapter-a-day posts since Tom Vander Well began blogging a chapter-a-day back in March of 2006. We continue today with Top Post #10. The text version of every chapter-a-day post may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

We end 2021 and begin 2022 with a countdown of the top 15 chapter-a-day posts since Tom Vander Well began blogging a chapter-a-day back in March of 2006. We continue today with Top Post #11. The text version of every chapter-a-day post may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

We end 2021 and begin 2022 with a countdown of the top 15 chapter-a-day posts since Tom Vander Well began blogging a chapter-a-day back in March of 2006. We continue today with Top Post #12. The text version of every chapter-a-day post may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

We end 2021 and begin 2022 with a countdown of the top 15 chapter-a-day posts since Tom Vander Well began blogging a chapter-a-day back in March of 2006. We continue today with Top Post #13. The text version of every chapter-a-day post may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

We end 2021 and begin 2022 with a countdown of the top 15 chapter-a-day posts since Tom Vander Well began blogging a chapter-a-day back in March of 2006. We continue today with Top Post #14. The text version of every chapter-a-day post may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

We end 2021 and begin 2022 with a countdown of the top 15 chapter-a-day posts since Tom Vander Well began blogging a chapter-a-day back in March of 2006. We kick it off today with Top Post #15.

In this Wayfarer Weekend (WW) podcast, we'll talk about layers of introspection from devotional chapter-a-day thoughts to an annual focus on "one word." Earlier in 2021, I talked about my "one word" for this year. Today, I'll recap some of the places my focus on that word led me, and how it's helped me in my spiritual journey.

This life journey ebbs and flows, and its course doesn't always conveniently coincide with the spirit of the holidays the world seems to annually expect of me. And, that's okay. A chapter-a-day podcast from Lamentations 5. The text version of very chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I'm no prophet, but I also know that there are no guarantees in this life. A chapter-a-day podcast from Lamentations 4. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Along the journey, I've learned that there's a point at which the healthy expression of my sorrow becomes an unhealthy victim status. A chapter-a-day podcast from Lamentations 3. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

It's through the free flow of my grief that God spiritually transports me to where He's leading me. A chapter-a-day podcast from Lamentations 2. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .