There was a whole host of unknown, unmentioned followers who had their own personal Jesus story and were a crucial part of participating in and carrying out Jesus' mission. A chapter-a-day podcast from Acts 1. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Once again, as a reader, John leaves me to decide if I believe his testimony and what verdict I will personally render regarding the question "Who is Jesus?" A chapter-a-day podcast from John 21. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

This morning I glanced back on over forty years of believing in and following Jesus. Time and life have not diminished my belief. They have honed it. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 20. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I have observed along my journey that certain historical events become so ubiquitous, that the actual events are lost or muddled in the pervasive contemporary and cultural understanding. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 19. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Jesus freely and willingly submitted to a set of trials that were both illegal and illicit. He submitted precisely because His kingdom is not like the kingdoms of this world, especially the human empires that are currently judging Him. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 18. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I can't be the light of the world if I'm hiding the light under a box. I can't be the salt of the earth if I'm still inside the salt shaker in the cupboard. I don't need protection from the evil one if I'm never a threat to him or his dominion. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 17. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

God provides shalom, not by power but by suffering, not by force but by surrender, not through the suppression of resistance but through love, forgiveness, and freedom from sin and death. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 16. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

When I invited Jesus into my life and asked Him to be the Lord of my life, I suddenly experienced something new: His indwelling. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 15. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In my lifetime, I've observed that the world's promise of peace has gotten more insidious with its intangible paths to peace. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 14. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I’ve discovered along life's road that there are times when it is only in retrospect that I can see how God was at work in me, directing my path and guiding my steps. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 13. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.