This morning I find in David an example to follow. Pouring out and expressing my rage, frustration, accusation and consciously handing over that which I am powerless to do to God. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 52. Text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

David did everything right. David was devout. David was faithful. David was sincere. David was God's man through-and-through...until he wasn't. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 51. Text version can be found/shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Mindlessly going through religious motions is of no real value, and I believe that this is one of the reasons why denominations are imploding and churches are closing in record numbers. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 50. Text version available at tomvanderwell.com.

Consider the fact that rich-and-poor, wise-and-foolish, good-and-bad all end up in the same place and leave everything behind. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 49. Text versions of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found at tomvanderwell.com.

In my spiritual journey, I've come to believe it vital to identify and regularly visit a thin place. A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 48. Text versions of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found at tomvanderwell.com.

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.