Faith is not about shaping Jesus into who I expect Him to be—but allowing Him to shape me into who I am meant to become. A chapter-a-day podcast from Luke 7. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com

It turns out mountainsides aren't just for Jesus. A chapter-a-day podcast from Luke 6. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

When I’m asked to deliver a message, I often take a few moments before I speak to survey the room. A chapter-a-day podcast from Luke 5. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In the quiet this morning, Jesus example, in contrast to what the world has to offer, has me asking myself “What kind of Messiah do I want?" A chapter-a-day podcast from Luke 4. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

It’s one thing for my company to have a mission statement. It’s another thing for me to actually do business like I believe it. A chapter-a-day podcast from Luke 3. The text version can always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

It’s no accident that Luke’s version of Jesus’ story begins with a baby laid in a feeding trough and ends with bread broken at a table. From the beginning, God was inviting us not to a spectacle, but to a meal. A chapter-a-day podcast from Luke 2. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Luke begins his version of Jesus’ story by telling us that God’s glory no longer lives in a golden box inside a temple. God has moved out of the temple and into the neighborhood. A chapter-a-day podcast from Luke 1. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

God’s hand is often most present not in spectacle but in faithful people who quietly use whatever influence they have for the good of others. A chapter-a-day podcast from Esther 10. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Esther isn’t just a story of survival. It’s a story of reversal. A chapter-a-day podcast from Esther 9. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Both Mordecai and Esther have no control over the culture of the foreign Persian Empire in which they live. In this game of thrones, they found themselves having to shift, adapt, and learn to live under very different cultures and realities. A chapter-a-day podcast from Esther 8. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.