Tom Vander Well is author of "This Call May Be Monitored (What Eavesdropping on Corporate America Taught Me About Business and Life)" A "wayfaring stranger" life's road. Husband, father, writer, CEO, actor, playwright, preacher, back porch musician, and follower of Jesus, he shares his thoughts and observations on the journey. Each weekday he offers 5-10 minute Chapter-a-Day (CaD) reflections on one chapter of the Bible, perfect for a daily commute. Longer reflections are on the Wayfarer Weekend…
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After the spiritual mountain top of a week at summer camp, there was always an inevitable question: What does real life look like on Monday morning? A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 9. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com Please follow, subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.
The most important thing about knowing where home is isn't that I never wander from it. It's that when I eventually realize how lost I am, I always know which way to turn. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 8. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please follow, subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.
As with yesterday's chapter, there is a spiritual warning hiding in the opulent beauty of Solomon's Temple. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 7. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please follow, subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.
Today's chapter reads on the surface like the boring recitation of a contractor's plans. Yet, once again, there are some important spiritual truths flowing beneath the blueprints. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 6. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com. Please follow, subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.
God doesn't give wisdom merely so that I might know more. He gives wisdom so that I might build well. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 5. The text version can always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please follow, subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.
By virtually every ancient measure, Solomon is winning. Yet the narrator has slipped several tiny warning lights onto the dashboard. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 4. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please follow, subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.
Everyone knows that Solomon asked God to grant him wisdom. You know what? It's not true. Wisdom is not what he asked for. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 3. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please follow, subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.
Solomon doesn't begin with a clean slate. He inherits David's kingdom. But he also inherits David's relationships, promises, enemies, loyalties, compromises, deferred judgments, and unresolved problems. That's life. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 2. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please follow, subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.
Who will ascend to David's throne? It comes down to two brothers. Adonijah is the eldest son. Solomon is the youngest son and the offspring of the scandalous Bathsheba. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 1. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com Please follow, subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.
Today's chapter is the final chapter of 2 Samuel . Strangely enough, it abruptly ends with a census, a plague, and a sacrifice. For the casual modern reader, it's definitely a head scratcher. There's no "and all they lived happily ever after." A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 24. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com. Please subscribe, follow, "Like," and share.…
At the end of David's story, we're given an important truth. Grace neither denies the glory nor erases the scars. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 23. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, follow, "Like," and share. Comments welcome.
You know the movie is over when the song begins and the ending credits roll. Our chapter-a-day journey has reached the end of David's story. How fitting that the narrator chooses to drop one of David's own songs into the text like a fitting End Theme to the movie. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 22. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com. Please subscribe,…
To the ancient Hebrews, sin was not merely an isolated transaction between perpetrator and victim. Sin created ripples through communities, families, institutions, generations, and even the land itself. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 21. The text verision may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com Please subscribe, follow, "Like," and share! Comments welcome.
