In the quiet this morning, I can't help but think about the decisions we make in our lives that will have a generational impact on our descendants. A chapter-a-day podcast from Genesis 43. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com

One of the lessons my family history adventure taught me is that family is not either/or "good" or "bad," but rather it is both/and good things and bad things. A chapter-a-day podcast from Genesis 42. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In my experience, one never "gets over" a soul wound (especially father wounds). Rather, I have to "get through" it and do the hard work of understanding just how intimately the wound is a part of me. A chapter-a-day podcast from Genesis 41. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

The notion we have any control in this life is an illusion. The Sage of Ecclesiastes calls it "hevel." It's like trying to grab hold of the fog. But there's a parallel reality I must consider as a follower of Jesus. A chapter-a-day podcast from Genesis 40. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

The whispers are subtle, yet powerful messages whispered into my soul from childhood. The whispers form, and then reinforce, deeply held beliefs about myself, others, and my place in the world. A chapter-a-day podcast from Genesis 39. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Times change, but humans of every time and place in history are human. In that, there is nothing new under the sun. A chapter-a-day podcast from Genesis 38. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Favoritism is not only insidious when it's directly and blatantly practiced by a parent, but I've seen it be just as insidious when it is unjustly perceived and projected onto a parent by a child. A chapter-a-day podcast from Genesis 37. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

While the Kingdoms of this world continue to divide, disconnect, separate, and antagonize, Jesus calls me to be an Ambassador of God's Kingdom where the goal is to be one Body, connected, unified, and loving. A chapter-a-day podcast from Genesis 36. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

One of the things I've discovered along my spiritual journey is that the return is often as important as the destination. In some cases, they turn out to be one and the same. A chapter-a-day podcast from Genesis 35. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Some mornings I find myself thinking about these big macro thoughts and issues of our world, culture, and society. I always try and end my time in quiet with the question, "What does this mean for me today?" A chapter-a-day podcast from Genesis 34. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.