Wayfarer

In the quiet this morning, I’m reminded that the connections I find in the text aren’t just trivial literary observations. There are spiritual truths present here that are true for me today. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 2. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I love that God uses the uniqueness of every individual’s experience, personality, giftedness, and temperament for the good of the whole. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 1. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Videos mentioned in today’s episode: https://youtu.be/7IUL9yq0We8?si=pRq-8wHDmrIpz7ub https://youtu.be/kxduwZpLcCM?si=8YjE6VHvleyYiDwv

The further I get in my spiritual journey, the more I come to understand that the extent of my generosity is a leading indicator of the depth of both my spiritual understanding of the economics of God’s Kingdom, and my gratitude for God's insane generosity towards me. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 27. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

My choices have natural consequences of both flesh and Spirit. What choices will I make today? A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 26. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

The more I think I own something, the more it ends up owning me. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 25. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

The lesson of the “continuous flame” in today’s chapter was a  spiritual  lesson for the day when Jesus would come, indwell, and illuminate my 14-year-old heart, mind, and soul. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 24. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

It has been so woven into the fabric of our lives for so long that we don’t even think about it. It is universal. It is unequivocally a basic human right: The weekend. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 23. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Other than some relatively loose leadership structure mentioned by Paul, there is nothing in scripture that hints at anything like what “church” became once Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 22. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

"To whom much is given, much is required,” Jesus said. During my brief few years in professional vocational ministry I learned to ask, “Exactly who is requiring this of me?” A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 21. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

One of the hardest things for modern readers of the Great Story to grapple with is that the God of Leviticus seems so different and hardcore than the teachings of Jesus. I think it’s easy to lose sight of who really changed between the two. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 20. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I’m sure that I’m not the only one who has noticed that the level of vitriol between both individuals and tribes of individuals has risen dramatically in the last 10 years. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 19. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Our appetites are  good  and meant for our physical health and life. This includes our appetite for sex. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 18. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Everything we’ve been reading in our chapter-a-day journey through Leviticus is as equally revolutionary for the Hebrew people as the Technology Age has been for the entire world. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 17. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

We continue to scapegoat individuals in all sorts of situations rather than doing what Jesus called on me to do as His disciple. Forgive others, as I’ve been forgiven. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 16. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

When something was dirty or nasty or something you shouldn’t touch, our wee daughters called it “acky.” This became a euphemism for when they did the number two in their diapers. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 15. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . YouTube video referred to in today’s podcast: https://youtu.be/u7-ps9QBAGk?si=_xvDB2DavuhbhyD8

At what point does the avoidance of death at all costs become empty of any kind of Life? A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 14. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Today’s chapter is strange, repetitive, and more than a bit boring for modern readers. It is all about skin diseases and mold. But there’s more here than meets the eye. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 13. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Video referenced in today’s podcast: https://youtu.be/jbkSRLYSojo?si=EVu0pU-dvXX-f1mb

I am once more blown away at how God perpetually connects all things together even as He perpetually recreates, with old things passing away and new things coming. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 12. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I like to wear hats. I have a lot of them. Not the ubiquitous baseball cap, but actual hats like a pork pie and fedora. It’s a thing. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 11. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Sometimes, it is lost on children just how serious a matter can be. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 10. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

In the quiet this morning, I find myself marveling once again at how God’s message is consistent even as He communicates it differently at different points of the Great Story. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 9. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Holiness  always seemed to me to be defined as some kind of super-powered moral perfection, but the further I get in my spiritual journey, the more I realize that’s not it. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 8. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

One of the things modern readers struggle with in reading  Leviticus  is understanding some of the rules God put down. They seem so strange to our 21st century lives. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 7. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

It’s hard for me fathom, but the Hebrew people had no formal code of law or order at the time  Leviticus  was given. Life together was one big game of Calvinball. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 6. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Along my life journey I’ve observed fundamentalist types who use sin as a tool for social control rather than treating it as the universal spiritual condition that it is. A chapter-a-day podcast from Leviticus 5. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .