Wayfarer

In the quiet this morning, I’m reminded that God’s ultimate plan for humanity in the Great Story is rooted in the individual. A chapter-a-day podcast from Numbers 29. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Just this past week as Wendy and I enjoyed a little vacation we took time to talk about and review our rhythms. A chapter-a-day podcast from Numbers 28. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

On the edge of the fulfilled promise of a land to call one’s own, one of the most amazing stories in the entirety of the Great Story takes place. Most people have never heard it. A chapter-a-day podcast from Numbers 27. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Chapters like today’s are easy to ignore or overlook. What spiritual lesson can an ancient census possibly have? Yet there are spiritual lessons lurking beneath the numbering. A chapter-a-day podcast from Numbers 26. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

As I think about entering another day of the journey in this fallen world, the sage voice of Obi-wan Kenobi just flit into my mind. A chapter-a-day podcast from Numbers 25. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Our tent is full of abundance of the things that matter most in life: Shalom. A chapter-a-day podcast from Numbers 24. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I want to be a part of God’s irrevocable blessing and promise that even Balaam acknowledged in his oracle "cannot be changed." A chapter-a-day podcast from Numbers 23. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

The world has always had spiritual gurus willing to take your money in exchange for blessing you with their presence and insight as they bask in the wealth and fame of their personal spiritual empires. A chapter-a-day podcast from Numbers 22. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Wendy and finally returned last night from what was supposed to have been a six-day trip that began with a client event and ended with a visit to see our kids and granddaughter in South Carolina. What it became is eight days of the worst air travel I’ve experienced in over 30 years of regular business travel. A chapter-a-day podcast from Numbers 21. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I have been raised and rooted among strong, soulful women, and so I have an appreciation for what Miriam brought. I feel it in my bones. I’ve heard her song in lullabies, in choir lofts, at kitchen tables over coffee. Miriam isn’t just a character in the Great Story—she's in the women who shaped me, the women who continue shaping the man I am today.

A chapter-a-day podcast from Numbers 20. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.