When Job finally speaks, the first thing he does is curse his birthday. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 3. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Despite his agony, Job refuses to do abandon God or curse him. He asks his wife another one of the big questions that resonate throughout the entire story, and that resonates with me in my own life: “Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 2. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

My previous journeys through Job reveal it to be a story that asks big, challenging life questions that test the human limitations of understanding. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 1. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I know, contentment isn't as inspiring as moving mountains, but to my mind it might be more difficult. A chapter-a-day podcast from Philippians 4. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

All of my earthbound blessings, achievements, status, and possessions are eternally worthless in God's economy. A chapter-a-day podcast from Philippians 3. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I have an app with a list of things I need to accomplish for our home maintenance and improvements. What about a list of things I need to do in my spiritual maintenance and improvements? A chapter-a-day podcast from Philippians 2. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Believing in Jesus does not result in immediate transformation into righteousness. Rather, believing in Jesus launches a long-term, top-to-bottom, spiritual DIY renovation project. A chapter-a-day podcast from Philippians 1. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Of late, the reality of corruption has been seeping out the cracks of the closed doors and smoke-filled rooms across the political spectrum. I'm not convinced that it will amount to anything. A chapter-a-day podcast from Joel 3. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

The further I get in my spiritual journey, the more I have come to embrace the understanding that the gifts and callings of God's Spirit are not discriminatory in any way. A chapter-a-day podcast from Joel 2. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Tragedy sometimes befalls the best of us, while blessing sometimes rains down on the worst of us. I have observed along my life journey that in either circumstance, Jesus' question remains essentially the same. A chapter-a-day podcast from Joel 1. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.