In the quiet this morning, I can't help but ponder the difference I see between Jesus and the religious system that killed Him and ponder Jesus' words: "My Kingdom is not of this world." A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 26. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Good questions on which to reflect in the quiet this morning as I prepare to launch into another work week. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 25. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Am I just being a grumpy old man? It's entirely possible. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 24. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Some mornings as I read the chapter, I'll have a thought that pops into my head and I can't let it go. Something resonates and I'm not sure exactly why. When this happens, I'll often sit with it to see where it leads me. A chapter-a-day journey from Matthew 23. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Whenever personal faith intertwines with human institutions and systems, it's hard for it not to get sucked into the same trap that the Hebrews fell into. And that's as true for me as it is for anyone else. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 22. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Classic fundamentalism: "If it doesn't exist within our established authoritative system and according to our strict, literal dogmas then it must be rejected, tossed out, and crushed as a threat." A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 21. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

As I mull over the story of the old couple who lived up on the hill, I find myself asking about the motives of my own heart. Why have I followed Jesus these forty years? A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 20. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

If there's one thing that I've learned in my 40 years of following Jesus, it's that the very heart of His entire mission was to take broken things and to redeem them, to make them new. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 19. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along my spiritual journey, I've both experienced and observed that there are three common circumstances in individuals who struggle to actually "forgive those who sin against us."  A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 18. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

The further I get in my spiritual journey, the more convinced I am that every time Jesus tells His followers to expand their faith, He's encouraging me to open my mind and spirit to see what is beyond my human senses yet just as real as physical matter. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 17. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.