Wayfarer

In today’s chapter, Paul reminds me that it is The Influencer, and the kingdoms of the world over which he currently has dominion, that I struggle with daily. A chapter-a-day podcast from Ephesians 6. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

The message from Paul’s perpetual crossing at Conjunction Junction is simple, yet profound. A chapter-a-day podcast from Ephesians 5. The text version may always be found at tomvanderwell.com .

It’s summer, and here at Vander Well Manor my annual pursuit to develop a green thumb is in full swing! A chapter-a-day podcast from Ephesians 4. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

It’s one thing to know Jesus as in having a basic understanding of who Jesus is, His teachings, and what is believed about Him. It is another thing to know the love of Jesus intimately like the intimacy that happens when you have sex with your spouse. A chapter-a-day podcast from Ephesians 3. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Tom’s interview with Dr. Bob Lauren...

Paul tells the believers in Ephesus that they are part of a much larger Story than they ever realized. Just like Lucy hiding in an old wardrobe and suddenly finding herself standing by a lamppost in the snow. A chapter-a-day podcast from Ephesians 2. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

There is always an opportunity to know one another  better . A chapter-a-day podcast from Ephesians 1. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Click here for the message Tom references in today’s podcast .

One of the things I’ve observed along my journey is that many people are wholly dismissive of the Great Story because its contents contain bits that are uncomfortable and politically incorrect to modern sensibilities and ideologies. I consider this tragic and it makes me sad. A chapter-a-day podcast from Colossians 4. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

As Wendy and I have rediscovered the joy of truly dwelling at home, it provided a really powerful metaphor in the quiet this morning for what Paul is getting at as he uses this particular phrase. A chapter-a-day podcast from Colossians 3. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

As a disciple of Jesus, I believe that if I diminish Jesus  the  Christ in any way, I’ve lost connection to the head and have become decapitated from the Truth. A chapter-a-day podcast from Colossians 2. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

As I meditated on four things Paul mentions in today’s chapter, I thought to myself what a simple checklist they were to do my own spiritual health assessment. A chapter-a-day podcast from Colossians 1. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

The thing that I love about the story of Philemon is that it perfectly illustrates the way of Jesus. A chapter-a-day podcast from Philemon 1. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Did you know...?” The voice asked on the other end of the phone. Then spewed a long litany of salacious and slanderous allegations regarding someone on my team. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Corinthians 13. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Along my life journey I have observed that we humans beings are given to a desire for everything to be easy and pain-free. We want to be healthy and wealthy our entire lives. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Corinthians 12. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

If I ever lose sight of this simple reality, then I’ve completely lost the thread of what it means to be His disciple. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Corinthians 11. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Occasionally, I have found myself in old-fashioned pissing contests prompted by individuals who have questioned my motives, credentials, authority, and sincerity. The Apostle Paul was constantly experiencing identical struggles. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Corinthians 10. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I have a tat on my right bicep referencing Psalm 112 because the right arm is a metaphor of blessing, and the bicep is a metaphor of strength. It reminds me daily that my strength is in being a man blessed by God, which requires me to be generous . A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Corinthians 9. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I confess that I was not a generous person as a young man. Generosity has been something that has grown within me as I have grown and matured in God’s Spirit. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Corinthians 8. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

The world could use some sorrow that leads to positive change. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Corinthians 7. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

My experiences and observations along this life journey are that there are sheep and goats in every denomination and every local church. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Corinthians 6. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I think it might be very possible that as my physical hearing dulls my spiritual hearing becomes more sharpened. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Corinthians 5. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Outwardly, it would appear that the emerging generation are outwardly blessed with affluence, education, technology, safety, security, and health in ways and in levels that no generation before them has ever experienced. Nevertheless, they are inwardly wasting away. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Corinthians 4. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

In today’s chapter, Paul uses a simple but beautiful metaphor as he tells the believers in Corinth that they themselves are Paul’s “letter of recommendation.” A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Corinthians 3. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

As I read today’s chapter, I thought about my mother’s letters. It’s amazing to me that people forget that the “book” that we know as  2 Corinthians  is not a book at all. It’s a letter . A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Corinthians 2. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

As I experience God’s grace, comfort, peace, joy, and faithfulness through difficult seasons, I am equipped and called to help others do the same. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Corinthians 1. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I can’t help but to consider that Jesus told me that I have the same choice that He was given. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 28. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.