Wayfarer

On August 18th my family gathered at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines to bury my mother's ashes.... A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 19. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

The demonization and scapegoating of others, especially those who are different or with whom we disagree, has long been a very human enterprise. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 18. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along my life journey, I've known multiple individuals who have been given a terminal diagnosis. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 17. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along life's journey, I've observed that it's in life's darkest moments that you learn who your true friends really are. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 16. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In the quiet this morning, I find myself pondering the two core questions that the story of Job has presented to humans for thousands of years. Why is it that sometimes the innocent suffer unjustly? Why is it that sometimes the wicked prosper unjustly? A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 15. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In his black-and-white thinking, Job is blinded to the spiritual gradient of growth that lies between. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 14. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In my head and heart are a number of things I would like to write about in greater length than a blog post. Perhaps a book, an essay, or an article. Let me tell you about one of them. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 13. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In today's chapter, Job continues to struggle with the "why" of his suffering. He wants to know why he is going through this painful stretch of his life journey. Job wants to pin the blame on something or someone. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 12. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

https://tomvanderwell.com/2023/08/08/relationship-communication/By its very nature, relationship is built on the quality of communication between two parties. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 11. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I pondered Job's prosecution of God this morning as if I was a juror in his improvisational courtroom play. A chapter-a-day podcast from Job 10. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.