A few weeks ago, Wendy sat and recounted for me all of the times over our nearly 20 years together when God has proven faithful in having a plan and providing. I needed to hear it. It was good. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Chronicles 16. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

When working in business, one hears a lot of references to silos, which I find fascinating living in Iowa. An agricultural staple used for storing grain on the farm became a universally used metaphor describing strict divisions within a business or corporation. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Chronicles 15. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Yet, in the quiet this morning, I feel the nagging tension that comes with the fact that I regularly observe people making God into a good luck charm and a shortcut to worldly wealth and prosperity. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Chronicles 14. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In the quiet this morning, I find myself meditating on the intersection of faith and leadership. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Chronicles 13. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Today is June 6, 2024. Eighty years ago today the Allied nations launched the greatest military assault in human history. It was the Allies who now pursued conquest to eliminate the threat of Nazi tyranny. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Chronicles 12. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

It's human nature to glorify our past. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Chronicles 11. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along my life journey, I've observed that most people are selective when it comes to which parts of the Great Story they take time to read and study. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Chronicles 10. The text version and links to the messages mentioned can be found at tomvanderwell.com.

I've observed the truth of the well-known statement that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. I've also observed a related truth: Those who get stuck in history will never be able to learn from it. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Chronicles 9. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I've observed along life's road that you can tell a lot about a person by observing where they invest their time and energy, and what they like to talk about. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Chronicles 8. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I don't think that it's any mistake that God surrounded me with strong women and gave me two daughters to raise. There were some deep-seated assumptions about women, both culturally and religiously, that I was forced to confront along the way, and for that I'm grateful. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Chronicles 7. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.