Wayfarer

Short-cuts appear tempting, but they make for long delays. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hosea 12. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

In a world that is currently tearing itself apart with hate and prejudice, and reeling from the consequences of that vitriol, I pray that I can be a living example of God's love, grace, and compassion that both Hosea, and Jesus, proclaimed. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hosea 11. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Hosea comforts his condemned people with the hope God will yet "come like the rain" to shower His righteousness upon them. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hosea 10. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

The more I spiritually, emotionally, and physically cling to earthly possessions that will rot or pass on to be possessed by others, the less room there is in my mind, heart, and spirit for the eternal things of God's Spirit. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hosea 9. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Just this last week I read a fascinating article about the "Moral Inversion" being observed in our culture. Right is now wrong. Wrong is now right. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hosea 8. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I am ruler of my own personal kingdom. How do I rule it? A chapter-a-day podcast from Hosea 7. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I have found that drought happens spiritually just as it does in the physical world. However, with each season of drought, God has always, eventually "come to me like the rain." A chapter-a-day podcast from Hosea 6. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

It is only when the Hebrews find themselves captives in a foreign land, that they will have their rock bottom, First Step epiphany. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hosea 5. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I find the concept of the "priesthood" far more expansive in God's point-of-view than the narrow definition the institutional church has made it out to be. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hosea 4. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I find myself moved by the fact that Hosea not only took his wife Gomer back after her adulteries, but that he had to pay her debts in order to do so . A chapter-a-day podcast from Hosea 3. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Despite what many believe, God never promised to deliver us from the difficulties and pain. In fact, Jesus assured us that it would be our earthly reality. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hosea 2. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

God tells Hosea that his daily life, his wife, his marriage, and his children are going to be a living metaphor, a message to his nation. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hosea 1. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I have found it virtually impossible not to read the ancient words of the prophet Amos in context of current events. A chapter-a-day podcast from Amos 9. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I'm thinking this morning not just about physical seasons but spiritual seasons. A chapter-a-day podcast from Amos 8. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

There is a theme that runs throughout the Great Story that has to do with the judicious use of words . A chapter-a-day podcast from Amos 7. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

As I continue my chapter-a-day trek through the ancient prophecies of Amos, I can't help but think of the eery parallels with current events. A chapter-a-day podcast from Amos 6. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

In the quiet this morning, I was struck by Amos' description of the silent bystanders who are "prudent" in keeping silent. That is a theme that resonates deeply in the current events of today. A chapter-a-day podcast from Amos 5. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I grew up being taught that freedom of speech means that we have the right to speak words that bite, that we sometimes have to hear words that bite (even if we don't want to hear them), and that sometimes we need words that bite. A chapter-a-day podcast from Amos 4. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Imelda Marcos was famous for her shoe collection, and I can attest to the thousands and thousands of pairs of shoes she had hoarded away in her palace. I saw them with my own eyes. It was something. A chapter-a-day podcast from Amos 3. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

What Amos does in these opening chapters is as shrewd as a street hustler working a literary sting . A chapter-a-day podcast from Amos 2. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

As I read today's chapter in the quiet this morning, I couldn't help but think of the prophet Amos as an Oliver Anthony of his day belting out his own version of Rich Men North of Richmond . A chapter-a-day podcast from Amos 1. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

A modern reader wonders why Paul didn't take on slavery as an issue of social justice. I have a couple thoughts. A chapter-a-day podcast from Colossians 4. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

A phrase I find myself using more and more is this: "If I really believe what I say I believe, then...." A chapter-a-day podcast from Colossians 3. The text version may be found and shared a tomvanderwell.com .

Along my spiritual journey, I've encountered a number of individuals and groups that hold what I consider to be wacky beliefs. A chapter-a-day podcast from Colossians 2. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

In the quiet this morning, I'm enjoying some awe and wonder. A chapter-a-day podcast from Colossians 1. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .