Wayfarer

I have a confession to make. The first time that I saw the movie "Forrest Gump" I balled like a baby on the way home. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 13. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

In the quiet this morning, I didn't have to search for, or think hard about, what God had for me and my day from today's chapter. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 12. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

In today's chapter, I found it fascinating that even John the Baptist questioned whether Jesus was the Messiah. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 11. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

As I read through Jesus' instructions to His disciples, I was struck, once again, by the humility and austerity that He expected of them. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 10. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

This Wayfarer Weekend (WW) podcast is my interview with Mark Scandrette, author of The Ninefold Path of Jesus. Find out more about Mark at http://markscandrette.com and http://ninefoldpath.org. 

As fundamentalist systems perpetuate, only those who maintain "in-group" status are truly "good" in that system's eyes. That "goodness" requires that an individual toe the line of the system's prescribed thoughts and behaviors. Jesus repeatedly refuses to do so. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 9. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

The elements of toxic fundamentalism can really be found in almost any human system including political, institutional, corporate, or even in families. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 8. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Jesus wraps up his message on the hill by creating a contrast between those who are true followers and those who are false followers. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 7. 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, and especially in the past two years of Covid, I've observed how myopically focused one can be on this earthly life. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 6. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

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.