Wayfarer

The problem with bitter roots such as anger and resentment is that they will germinate in my soul. Like weeds in my lawn, they will spread quickly if left unchecked. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 12. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

God's "Faith Hall of Fame" is filled with flawed human beings just like me. In fact, they were flawed human beings just like every other human being on the planet. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 11. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In the quiet this morning, I find myself mulling over both the opportunities and challenges I've experienced in the return to a new "normal." A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 10. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I'm slowly dying. I'm not sure I could begin my week with a more sobering observation, but it is true. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 9. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

There's always tension. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 8. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com. 

As a child, I became quite adept at getting away with all sorts of things as I stealthily discovered a parallel dimension of gray that existed (at least in my perception) around the black-and-white rules. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 7. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

When I surrendered my life to Christ and became a follower of Jesus, I remember realizing that all of my religious motions had simply that - motions. They didn't really have any effect on the person I was. The religious rituals had no soul penetration, no life penetration. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 6. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Allowing the persecuted Jesus movement to take over the most powerful Empire on earth was, I believe, one of the most strategically shrewd moves the Prince of this World has ever made this side of the Garden of Eden. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 5. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I've observed along my life journey that human traditions die hard. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 4. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Most of us know how it feels when our familiar old, foundational, software we use every day gets upgraded and suddenly everything is different. That's what the original audience of "Hebrews" was feeling. That, on steroids. A chapter-a-day podcast from Hebrews 3. The text of every chapter-a-day post can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.