A modern reader wonders why Paul didn't take on slavery as an issue of social justice. I have a couple thoughts. A chapter-a-day podcast from Colossians 4. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

A phrase I find myself using more and more is this: "If I really believe what I say I believe, then...." A chapter-a-day podcast from Colossians 3. The text version may be found and shared a tomvanderwell.com.

Along my spiritual journey, I've encountered a number of individuals and groups that hold what I consider to be wacky beliefs. A chapter-a-day podcast from Colossians 2. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In the quiet this morning, I'm enjoying some awe and wonder. A chapter-a-day podcast from Colossians 1. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I learned a prescription for anxiety as a teenager that cost nothing, didn't require insurance, and had no negative side effects. A chapter-a-day podcast from Philippians 4. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Every day Jesus' followers in Philippi saw military retirees leveraging their Roman citizenship and affluence into a focus on making sure their waning days on earth were filled with an indulgence of earthly sensual appetites. Paul appeals to Jesus' followers that their citizenship was in Heaven, to which they would retire at the end of this earthly journey. A chapter-a-day podcast from Philippians 3. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Attitude is a choice. A chapter-a-day podcast from Philippians 2. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

One of the things I continue to observe in many different pockets of our current culture is the refusal to say what one believes or knows out of fear of being ostracized or canceled. I see it happening in business, entertainment, politics, religion, as well as in science and education at every level. A chapter-a-day podcast from Philippians 1. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

There is physical seeing and there is spiritual seeing. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 42. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Our grandson Milo quickly learned that Ya-Ya (Grandma Wendy) has this thing with sharks. So, of course, Milo always wants to read the creatures book and make Ya-Ya look at sharks. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 41. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.