It seemed that God was doing just the opposite of what we were asking. It was enough to make us scratch our heads and ask "What on earth are you doing God?" Have you ever had one of those moments? A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 29. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I don't want to be a Saul. I want to be a David. The determining factor is what I choose to do with my own decisions, actions, and words today. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 28. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In today's chapter, David finally realizes that no matter what promise Saul makes, and no matter what oath he swears, Saul will never stop trying to kill him. David determines that his best option is to live among his nation's enemy, the Philistines. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 27. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Great stories need great villains. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 26. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In the quiet this morning, I find myself whispering a prayer of gratitude for my own spiritual journey, for the people God has placed along the way to teach me invaluable "waypoint" lessons, and for the gifts of wisdom He delivered out of them. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 25. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

David wasn't concerned with what everyone in this world would think. David was concerned with what the God of heaven would think. David is revealing "a different way to be human." A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 23. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Some people are thrust into leadership unprepared, like Saul. Some people become leaders through experience and trial, like David. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 22. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

One of the things I love about Jesus was the fact that He was constantly ignoring the religious thing to do in order to carry out the right thing to do. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 21. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I've discovered that entrusting my children to God doesn't end with them choosing a college or a major. It's a life-long process. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 20. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

One of the observations I've made along my spiritual journey is that it's quite common for people, myself included, to assume that life should be easy. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 19. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.