Wayfarer

I have a past orientation. I'm a lover of history and I've always had a freakish kind of memory. To this I can pull up a photo of my first grade class and tell you the name of pretty much every classmate. I could probably point out the house of where half of them lived. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 29. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I can't find a single "it" influencer in popular culture on the cover of a book hawking the virtues of wisdom or the hidden traps of foolishness. No Oprah. Not even a Kardashian. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 28. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Job has the distinct flavor of an ancient Morality Play, but with the twist of a protagonist who finds himself having experienced the consequences of the fall without ever having chosen to succumb to any tempting vice. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 27. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Job’s suffering was perpetrated by the evil one. My suffering has largely been perpetrated by my own poor choices. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 26. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

It's easy to take the concept of sinfulness to an extreme and end up with "Worm Theology." A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 25. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

This life is filled with injustice. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 24. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

The Great Story also reveals that trials and sufferings are part of the process of spiritual formation and maturation. Job's acute spiritual myopia is simply a symptom of this process. Struggle is a natural part of the growth process. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 23. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

You know the old saying about when we assume: "It makes an 'ass' out of 'u' and 'me.'" A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 22. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

One of the greatest things the book of Job has to teach me is how not to be when I find myself sitting with others in the midst of their suffering. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 21. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I can't control every circumstance of this earthly life. Sometimes the wicked prosper and escape earthly justice. Sometimes the righteous and innocent unjustly suffer. It is what it is. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 20. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.