Wayfarer

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.

On this chapter-a-day journey through Matthew I've been struck by Jesus' intention to keep His mission on the down-low. As I thought about it, I imagined how a marketing guy would pitch Jesus on a PR makeover. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 16. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Over the years, I've increasingly prayed for greater wisdom and discernment to know when to speak, and when to be silent. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 15. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Caught between the quiet and the noise of life. Now there's a metaphor that resonates with me. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 14. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I have a confession to make. The first time that I saw the movie "Forrest Gump" I balled like a baby on the way home. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 13. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

In the quiet this morning, I didn't have to search for, or think hard about, what God had for me and my day from today's chapter. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 12. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.