Wayfarer

As I thought about the structure of the song, I couldn't help but think that it parallels every life story, my life story. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 136. Text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Wendy and I returned last night from our "spring break" in which we spent a long weekend getting our Playhouse at the lake opened up and ready for the coming summer. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 135. Text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In the quiet this morning I find myself meditating on the spiritual notion of "call and response" which works in both directions. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 134. Text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I am grieved by the level of discord, dissension, conflict, and "cancellation" in our culture of late. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 133. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

When Paul said that for the believer "old things pass away" I believe that among the things that pass away are beliefs, patterns of thought, and behaviors that were instilled in me by the systems into which I was born and in which I was raised. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 132. Text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Contentment seems always to reside on life's horizon, but David's lyrics remind me today that contentment is found within me. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 131. Text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com. Please share this podcast with anyone you might enjoy it.

As a student of history, I can tell you that public shaming, scapegoating, and what today we call "cancelling" have been around as long as human civilization. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 130. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In the quiet this morning, I find myself confessing that there are a host of human experiences that I can't completely fathom because I haven't experienced them myself, but that doesn't mean I can't seek to understand, to empathize, and to learn lessons from the experience of others. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 129. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Wendy and I were so blessed this past Christmas to have the kids and Milo home. As always, meals were an important part of the family agenda from cocktails through dessert. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 128. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

When I was a young man, I embarked on a fact-finding mission to better understand my families of origin. What I discovered was that underneath the veneer of stories that I'd been told (the good, polite, and acceptable ones) there was a whole lot of mess. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 127. Text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.