Wayfarer

For me, the lesson of today's chapter isn't simply, "Don't commit David's sins." It's the reminder to never outgrow the habits that keep me close to God in the first place. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 11. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.

This is the fifth of eight Wayfarer Weekend (WW) podcasts exploring Tom Vander Well's Amazon International Bestselling Book "This Call May Be Monitored (What Eavesdropping on Corporate America Taught Me About Business and Life)." Each episode will explore one of the book's eight chapters. Hosted by Michael DeLon.

Fear has a remarkable ability to rewrite another person's motives. I know. My active mind has done it a million times. I struggle with it every day. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 10. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.

In networking meetings and podcast interviews I am commonly asked, "Tom? What do you like to do?" I know that people expect that my answer will be something like golf, pickleball, or running. But what I like to do, is to be at the table. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 9. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and...

In today's chapter, what appears to be a boring report about military victories isn't really about battles at all. It's about stewardship. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 8. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.

Sometimes God's refusal isn't rejection. It is redirection toward something larger than I can yet imagine. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 7. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.

David understood that his people needed to remember what they'd long forgotten and placed in mothballs both physically and spiritually. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 6. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome!

David may be leading Israel, but God is leading David. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 5. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.

One of the things that I've observed in human behavior is that when panic sets in, people grasp for security and stability. And that's exactly what happens in today's chapter. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 4. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share! Comments welcome.

Most of God's kingdom advances one ordinary day at a time, one act of obedience at a time, one quiet season of trust after another. While the world often measures our lives by visible victories, God is measuring steady growth. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 3. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments w...

David's first move is not to act , but to ask. His ask is not about becoming King. It's about his next step. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 2. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome!

I can't always control what others become, but I can choose who I become in response to them. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 1. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.

This is the fourth of eight Wayfarer Weekend (WW) podcasts exploring Tom Vander Well's Amazon International Bestselling Book "This Call May Be Monitored (What Eavesdropping on Corporate America Taught Me About Business and Life)." Each episode will explore one of the book's eight chapters. Hosted by Michael DeLon. The book can be purchased on Amazon: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0...

This is the third of eight Wayfarer Weekend (WW) podcasts exploring Tom Vander Well's Amazon International Bestselling Book "This Call May Be Monitored (What Eavesdropping on Corporate America Taught Me About Business and Life)." Each episode will explore one of the book's eight chapters. Hosted by Michael DeLon. The book can be purchased on Amazon ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GH...

In the quiet this morning as I close the book and sit with the story, a single thread seems to run from beginning to end.... A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 31. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.

When God is continually my source in the quiet - He grows into my refuge in crisis. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 30. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.

Sometimes the most gracious thing God does is refuse to let me proceed down a road I have chosen for myself. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 29. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.

God’s silence does not mean God has lost control — or that He’s disinterested. Sometimes silence means God has already spoken. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 28. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.

The chapter reminds me that the story of redemption has never depended on perfect faith. It depends on a faithful God. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 27. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.

David teaches me that having the opportunity to wound someone is not the same thing as having permission. This may be one of the most important leadership lessons in the entire Great Story. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 26. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.

This is the second of eight Wayfarer Weekend (WW) podcasts exploring Tom Vander Well's Amazon International Bestselling Book "This Call May Be Monitored (What Eavesdropping on Corporate America Taught Me About Business and Life)." Each episode will explore one of the book's eight chapters. Hosted by Michael DeLon. The book can be purchased on Amazon ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G...

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about myself along my life journey it's that I have a hair-trigger whenever I feel I’m being dishonored. It’s a quick fuse to explosive rage within me. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 25. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome!

Many of life's most important moments don't look like opportunities to do wrong. They look like opportunities to do the right thing the wrong way.  A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 24. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share! Comments welcome.

I find it striking that one of the greatest gifts Jonathan ever gave David was not protection, strategy, money, or political influence. It was  presence . A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 23. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com. Please subscribe, "Like," and share! Comments are welcome.

Today’s chapter provides a fascinating contrast between worldly realities - how things appear on the surface, and spiritual realities - what’s going on underneath the surface. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 22. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments are always welcome.