Sometimes, we need a friend who knows us well enough to give us the encouragement and affirmation we need, and who we know cares for us enough to give it. A chapter-a-day podcast from Ephesians 1. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Iowa farmland is among the richest, most productive in the entire world which means that it is of great financial worth. Because of this, living in Iowa gives you a front row seat to what land can do to the human heart. A chapter-a-day podcast from Ezekiel 48. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

What many people don’t know is that “shalom" which is literally translated into English as “peace” has a meaning that cannot be simply contained by one comparable English word. A chapter-a-day podcast from Ezekiel 47. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

“I’m Not Okay” with lyrics by Jelly Roll

Jesus came to build on this seed that Ezekiel’s vision is planting and do something new. Jesus came to tear down distinctions of race, class, and gender A chapter-a-day podcast from Ezekiel 46. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

The WSJ article referenced in today’s podcast.

Throughout the Great Story, beginning in Exodus, God has been trying to provide humanity with a vision for how things can and should be. A chapter-a-day podcast from Ezekiel 45. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Jesus came to usher in a new age of humanity in which the Temple is no longer a bricks-and-mortar building but a flesh-and-blood organism. A chapter-a-day podcast from Ezekiel 44. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Why would God give Zeke this vision and instructions for a Temple that has never been built? A chapter-a-day podcast from Ezekiel 43. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Do you want to know what makes an evening of great theatre? The scene changes!

A chapter-a-day podcast from Ezekiel 42. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

God is a God of detail and distinctions who transforms chaos into order, death into life, and the common into that which is holy. A chapter-a-day podcast from Ezekiel 41. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Our family long ago realized that our place at the lake was sacred space. A chapter-a-day podcast from Ezekiel 40. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.