This morning, I'm left admitting (once again) that I know that I don't know the answers to some of these questions. There are couple of things, however, that I do know. A chapter-a-day podcast from Revelation 7. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

"What do you expect?!" I find that an apt question with regard to the bleak description that Jesus, John, and the prophets foreshadow regarding humanity's final chapters. A chapter-a-day podcast from Revelation 6. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In Light of today's chapter, I see my earthly journey in the context of an eternal reality that begins before the Great Story and will flow beyond its final chapters. I suddenly find that other things begin to make more sense. A chapter-a-day podcast from Revelation 5. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

As children, we like to wear crowns and tiaras and pretend we're kings and queens. As adults, we do the same thing it's just that it's usually less visible and obvious. A chapter-a-day podcast from Revelation 4. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In the quiet this morning I find myself taking Jesus up on His encouragement to the Laodiceans. I have an annual physical examination, what about a regular spiritual examination? A chapter-a-day podcast from Revelation 3. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along my spiritual journey, I have observed that it's easy to seek out the secret mysteries beneath the text to the point that I ignore the simple truth that's staring me right in the face. A chapter-a-day podcast from Revelation 2. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

To be honest, I have a love-hate relationship with Revelation. I love the mystery and the metaphor. It's fascinating and I find important spiritual truths within. My hate is rooted in the rabbit hole that it becomes for people who fall in and become endlessly obsessed. A chapter-a-day podcast from Revelation 1. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

"People of the lie" have always been a part of the mix in this world. This is a reality that I must always consider as I look around me and try to interpret the signs of the times. A chapter-a-day podcast from Jude 1. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

The tagline "a series of unfortunate events" popped into my mind as I sat in the quiet this morning pondering not only the tumultuous events that are unpacked by the author of Judges in his three-chapter epilogue but also the tumultuous events that we've been living through in the past two years. A chapter-a-day podcast from Judges 21. The text version can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Despite all of the advancements we enjoy in our civilized society with the rule of law, our human "tribal instincts" remain very strong. A chapter-a-day podcast from Judges 20. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.