Wayfarer

The enemy who announces himself may be easier to resist than the voice that sounds almost exactly like wisdom. And in an age where there are so many voices saying so many things readily available to everyone everywhere - that's increasingly relevant.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 13. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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Today's chapter is a master class in leadership. It could be titled How to Lose Half Your Kingdom in Three Days. Specifically, it reveals how not to lead.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 12. The text version can always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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Rebellion may be a typical young person's problem, but spiritual drift is too often a problem in life's later stages -- when a divided heart leads to spiritual duplicity.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 11. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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Because sometimes the most spiritually dangerous moment isn't when everything is falling apart. It's when everything is going spectacularly well.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 10. The text version can always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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After the spiritual mountain top of a week at summer camp, there was always an inevitable question: What does real life look like on Monday morning?

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 9. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com

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The most important thing about knowing where home is isn't that I never wander from it. It's that when I eventually realize how lost I am, I always know which way to turn.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 8. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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As with yesterday's chapter, there is a spiritual warning hiding in the opulent beauty of Solomon's Temple.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 7. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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Today's chapter reads on the surface like the boring recitation of a contractor's plans. Yet, once again, there are some important spiritual truths flowing beneath the blueprints.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 6. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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God doesn't give wisdom merely so that I might know more. He gives wisdom so that I might build well.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 5. The text version can always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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By virtually every ancient measure, Solomon is winning. Yet the narrator has slipped several tiny warning lights onto the dashboard.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 4. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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