Today I am reminded to place credit where credit is due in my own life and victories. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 8. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

As I look back on my life's journey I find that there are many things I intended to do that were clearly not part of God's plan for me. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 7. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I've always read this chapter and focused on David's "undignified" worship, but today I found myself focused on Michal's rebuke of her husband. There's a larger back story there that I have to consider. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 6. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along this life journey, I've observed that we are becoming increasingly impatient people. I have enjoyed the blessings of rapidly advancing and evolving technology that delivers results and instant gratification, but scarcely have I slowed down long enough to consider the impact that it's having on me. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 5. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Am I willing to play by a different set of rules when God's desires run contrary to prevailing cultural mores? A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 4. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Abner served Saul and his family faithfully, but his ultimate service was always about himself. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 3. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Today I am again reminded of how messy life can get even in the politics and power struggles of my relatively small circles of life and influence. We all find ourselves embroiled in the game of thrones for our own little systemic kingdoms. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 2. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along my life journey, I've been both amazed and incredibly frustrated by God's timing. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Samuel 1. The text version was originally published in April 2014 and can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In yesterday's post, I mentioned the reality that everything I possess gets left behind when this life journey is over. That's not the only thing I leave behind, however. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 31. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Jesus is the Alpha point from which all good things flow and all the good things that have flowed into my life. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 30. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.