Wayfarer

Today's chapter is a reminder that staunch, educated religious people can be spiritually blind while humble, uneducated, and irreligious individuals can have spiritual sight which is 20/20. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 9. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along my spiritual journey, I have observed that any human religious institution can become a perpetrator of evil. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 8. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Our current political landscape in America came to mind in the quiet this morning simply because in today's chapter John focuses on how incredibly divisive Jesus was at the peak of His public ministry. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 7. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

The further I've progressed in my spiritual journey the more I have come to believe that today's chapter contains among the most critical messages that Jesus uttered in His earthly ministry. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 6. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I find the question, "Who am I living to please?" worth pondering. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 5. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

If Jesus was playing poker with the cultural rules of His day, His conversation with the Samaritan woman was Him going "all in." A chapter-a-day podcast from John 4. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along my life journey, I’ve observed that people build up a sense of loyalty to voices that resonate with them. There’s a certain trust that is built, which can often result in mistrust of any other voices. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 3. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along my spiritual journey, I've observed that God often provides signs along life's road. I may not realize it in the moment, but I will later look back and realize that the sign was there all along. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 2. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

From his opening sentence, John establishes that he is not using the chronological, reporting style of the other accounts of Jesus. He is writing thematically in presenting to us the Jesus he followed, witnessed, and knew intimately. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 1. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I'm on a three-week vacation. While I'm away I'll be publishing the top 15 episodes of 2023 as determined by plays and views at tomvanderwell.com. Enjoy!