Enthronement is a big deal in the Great Story, but the metaphor has very personal implications. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 47. Text versions of all chapter-a-day podcasts can be found at tomvanderwell.com.

God's temple is me. How radically that changes the metaphor of refuge. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 46. Text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found at tomvanderwell.com.

In episode 9 of "The Beginner's Guide to the Great Story" we unpack the section known as "the epistles" or "letters." 

How on earth could you put together an anthology of the lyrics of 150 songs and not have at least one love song in it? A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 45. Text version can be found at tomvanderwell.com.

I am reminded this morning that in my spiritual journey I've had to work through all sorts of misguided notions of my own including those not unlike that of today's psalm. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 44. Text versions of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found at tomvanderwell.com.

Until the last few years, I never realized how self-centered my reaction to circumstances tended to be. When things don't go our way, when tragedy struck, or when we felt victimized I usually looked within for the resources I need, the answers to the situation, and the power to handle it. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 43. Text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found at tomvanderwell.com.

"Am I holding the tension of choosing to praise, trust, seek even as I wrestle with my own versions of despair and my own questions of 'Why'?" A chapter-a-day podcast on Psalm 42. Text version of all chapter-a-day podcasts can be found at tomvanderwell.com.

Along my own spiritual journey, I've observed that Jesus is often quoted saying, "You will know the truth and the truth will set you free." Never do I hear anyone quote the sentence Jesus said right before He said those words. Text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found at tomvanderwell.com.

Appetites are natural, but an unchecked lustful craving of that appetite which leads to indulgence will always end in corruption of some form. Text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found at tomvanderwell.com.