After yesterday's amazing celebration and feast, today's chapter really resonated. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 16. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

God doesn't work like the American educational system in which you keep moving up a grade whether or not you actually learned anything during the school year. In God's Kingdom system, I have to actually learn the lesson before I get to move up to the next level of spiritual maturity. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 15. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

If the world operated perfectly within the comfortable little box of my personal worldview then Jesus would never have had to cry out, "Father, let this cup pass from me" and I would never need faith. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 14. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

The prophet Jeremiah will be vindicated and proved right. But he takes no pleasure in this. In fact, it pains him greatly. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 13. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Wendy and I will often, in our frustration, point out what the other "always" or "never" does. My maternal grandparents used to call this particular form of marital accusation "pointing the boney finger." A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 12. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

A person's heart can't be changed with a government edict or an institutional dictate. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 11. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

The subtle beauty and the meaning of Jeremiah's nickname for God are likely lost on most readers as it's been lost on me until this morning. A chapter-a-day journey from Jeremiah 10. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Grief was not just a natural emotional reaction in Jeremiah's culture but a professional, ritual production. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 9. The text version (along with the photo referenced in the podcast) can be found at tomvanderwell.com.

For the people of Jeremiah's day, the temple and the Law of Moses were basically good luck charms like all the other stars, idols, and pagan images they worshipped along with them. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 8. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Immediate access to a smorgasbord of information, words, and voices does not necessarily lead to my increased knowledge or wisdom. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jeremiah 7. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.