Along my spiritual journey, I've learned that God sometimes gives a sign or a word and the fullness of its meaning is only understood further down life's road. A chapter-a-day podcast from Ruth 4. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

difficulties, and suffering in life. Character is not a spiritual gift, nor is it cheaply acquired. A chapter-a-day podcast from Ruth 3. The text version of all chapter-a-day podcasts can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

But there's more going on under the surface of the "boy meets girl" romance in the story of Ruth. A chapter-a-day podcast from Ruth 2. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Bitter. What a great word for those times when I suddenly find myself playing a bad hand in life. A chapter-a-day podcast from Ruth 1. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along my life journey, I've observed that we humans have a thing with equity and fairness. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 21. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I'm not sure why my parents named me Thomas. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 20. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

May I always be willing to "take the bullet" so to speak, and lay down my own life, time, energy, and resources, for my friends and their loved ones. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 19. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

How apt that the Divinely appointed human "leader" of Jesus' followers becomes the designated representative of human weakness. A chapter-a-day podcast from John 18. The text version of all chapter-a-day posts can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Jesus said His followers were "not of this world" but He says so immediately after praying that they remain in it. In the world, not of it. To quote Hamlet, "ay, there's the rub." A chapter-a-day podcast from John 17. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.