He was weeping over the phone. Across the miles, on the other end of the connection, I knew that this was a holy moment. A chapter-a-day podcast from 145 (Again! It's a BOGO podcast!). The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

From the head of the table, cigar in hand, Grandpa would often smile, pound his fist on the table, and with a gleam in his eye insist, "I'm the king of this castle!" A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 145. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Bear with me today, because I'm going to theatre geek out on you a bit... A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 144. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I have always been a morning person, dang it. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 143. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Thus far in my life journey, I am happy to say that I have avoided prison time, at in the traditional sense of the word. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 142. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

All of the ritual, participation, knowledge and cognitive assent to a belief statement at church had relatively little effect on my motives, my thoughts, my words, or my actions. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 141. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Ever since I was a kid, I have been one to excessively ruminate on conflict or personal problems that I encounter along life's road. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 140. Text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I've learned along this journey that sometimes old things must be razed before new, fruitful things can begin growing. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 139. Text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I find that God's Kingdom is not about top-down systemic power but about bottom-up organic transformation of Spirit. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 138. Text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

This past weekend as I spent hours power-washing, I found my mind wandering back to a slight that I experienced fifteen years ago which became the death knell of a relationship that effectively ended ten years before that. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 137. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.