Babylon occupies a deep historical and metaphorical presence throughout the Great Story. From the erection of the Tower of Babel in the opening chapters of Genesis, to the angelic destruction of a metaphorical Babylon in the final chapters of John's end-times Revelations, Babylon is synonymous with humanity's hubris, pride, and spiritual antagonism. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 51. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Empires rise, they fall, and other empires emerge on this earth. Personally, I want to be part of a Kingdom that's not of this world. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 50. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

"Blood is thicker than water" is the idiom we use to express the importance of family over everything else in life. But I've equally observed that bad blood runs deep. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 49. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Jeremiah proclaims the defeat and exile of Moabites with a metaphorical end to the flow of their wine. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 48. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along this life journey I have observed that sometimes troubles rise like floodwaters, and I am helpless to avoid them or prevent them. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 47. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

As I've progressed in my spiritual journey, I've learned to increasingly embrace the understanding that God is at work in every person's story. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 46. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I can focus on obediently and faithfully fulfilling that to which I've been called, or I can waste a lot of time pining away in envy for what others have been called to do. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 45. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

How ironic. These Hebrews have come full circle. The former slaves return to the land of their slave master. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 44. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I have found on my spiritual journey that there is a certain humility required of me as a disciple of Jesus. The humility comes from acknowledging that there are certain spiritual mysteries that lie beyond my earthly, human comprehension. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 43. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

No matter where I run or how far I run, God is there asking me to face the very thing I fear. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 42. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.