Wayfarer

What really led to transformation for me was when I realized that all my human appetites were good and created within in me by God. Paul realized it too when he said "Nothing is unlawful for me. It's just that some things aren't beneficial." The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can always be found at tomvanderwell.com.

Is it possible that I could be allowing myself to be "shepherded" by another human being, a religious institution, a teacher, a university, a parent, a government, a political party, a screen, a device, a drug, a drink, a dream, a job, an appetite, or a cause? The text version of this chapter-a-day podcast can always be found at tomvanderwell.com.

Along my life journey, I've observed that this is the way the prophetic works. It's mysterious, and strange, and comes from the most unexpected of people in the most random moments of time. You can't will it to happen like Professor Trelawney so aptly proved in every one of her utterly useless classes. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can always be found at tomvanderwell.com.

On this Wayfarer Weekend podcast, I finish my conversation with Kevin Roose. Kevin is the one with whom I began my chapter-a-day journey twenty years ago. We talk about accountability, intentionality in friendships, hand how our journey together through the Great Story (as well as doing life together) has made a positive difference.

Today's chapter reminds me that endeavoring to apply the principles of Joshua 1:8 (continuous meditation, consistent application) has played a huge part in prospering my life with goodness in so many ways. A chapter-a-day podcast on Psalm 19. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can always be found at tomvanderwell.com.

The blessing in my life far outweighs the struggles in my life, and I'm asking myself in the quiet this morning: Does my praise and gratitude to God outweigh my self-centered pleas when I'm singing the blues? Chapter-a-day podcast on Psalm 18. Text version of all chapter-a-day podcasts can always be found at tomvanderwell.com.

I found myself with the opportunity to act with vengeance against the person who had injured me. I had a smoking gun that would pay back my enemy's injuries with compounding interest... A chapter-a-day podcast from Psalm 17. Text versions of every chapter-a-day podcast can always be found at tomvanderwell.com.

I find myself thinking about current events in which I feel like so much of our world is out of control. I wonder what in the world is going to happen next. It can feel a bit like being under attack. Anxiety, fear, and worry are running rampant. What am I supposed to do? Chapter-a-day podcast on Psalm 16. Text versions of every chapter-a-day podcast can always be found at tomvanderwell.com.