How often did Jesus use creation and every day pieces of life as a teaching device? Mustard seeds, weather, pearls, sheep, sons, gates, shepherds, wine, debt, and bread.

A chapter-a-day podcast from Mark 8. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

My real job, my boss told me, was the ability to take objective data and effectively communicate the same results to these two very different audiences. These audiences, by the way, typically have little appreciation or understanding of one another. 

A chapter-a-day podcast from Mark 7. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along life’s road I’ve observed that crowds are fickle, fame is fleeting, what’s popular isn’t typically true, and people are generally attracted to all three like flies to feces.

A chapter-a-day podcast from Mark 6. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

By regularly recounting those waypoints and expressing gratitude for God’s faithfulness I am strengthening my faith for the unknown troubles, tragedies, and challenges that may be awaiting me just ahead. A chapter-a-day podcast from Mark 5. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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One of the things that is often lost on casual readers of Jesus’ teaching is His relationship to the ancient Hebrew prophets. A chapter-a-day podcast from Mark 4. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

What was meant to be, and used to be, full of retreat, refreshment, and relationships had slowly become a burden on multiple levels. A chapter-a-day podcast from Mark 3. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

One of the things that I have learned along my life journey and in my career is that when you step up into the spotlight in front of a group of people, and you have something to say, you make yourself an easy target. A chapter-a-day podcast from Mark 2. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along life’s road I discovered that the closer and more enticed I become with the Kingdoms of this world, the harder it becomes find the eternal treasures that Jesus said were most important. A chapter-a-day podcast from Mark 1. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

There’s a veritable plethora of ways one can pray. A chapter-a-day podcast from Ephesians 6. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

If I was “mic’d up” like players and coaches in the NFL and then all of my words for a day were run through AI to summarize and describe all of things I’d spoken yesterday, what would the result be?

A chapter-a-day podcast from Ephesians 5. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.