Wayfarer

In today's chapter, I found it fascinating that even John the Baptist questioned whether Jesus was the Messiah. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 11. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

As I read through Jesus' instructions to His disciples, I was struck, once again, by the humility and austerity that He expected of them. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 10. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

This Wayfarer Weekend (WW) podcast is my interview with Mark Scandrette, author of The Ninefold Path of Jesus. Find out more about Mark at http://markscandrette.com and http://ninefoldpath.org. 

As fundamentalist systems perpetuate, only those who maintain "in-group" status are truly "good" in that system's eyes. That "goodness" requires that an individual toe the line of the system's prescribed thoughts and behaviors. Jesus repeatedly refuses to do so. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 9. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

The elements of toxic fundamentalism can really be found in almost any human system including political, institutional, corporate, or even in families. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 8. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Jesus wraps up his message on the hill by creating a contrast between those who are true followers and those who are false followers. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 7. 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, and especially in the past two years of Covid, I've observed how myopically focused one can be on this earthly life. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 6. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Wendy and I spent last week trying to get our "being" centered and aligned so that the onslaught of "doing" that faced us upon our return might look more like "the nine-fold path of Jesus" and less like the vain pursuit for what the kingdoms of this world describe as the "good life." A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 5. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along my spiritual journey, I've observed that people easily forget that the Great Story told from Genesis to Revelation is a story of good versus evil. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 4. The text version may be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I am reminded that in each of Paul's letters to Timothy he referred to himself as a "herald" even before claiming to be an apostle and/or teacher. As a follower of Jesus, I'm charged with being an ambassador of Christ's kingdom on earth. I guess that makes me a herald, as well. A chapter-a-day podcast from Matthew 3. The text version of every chapter-a-day podcast can be found at tomvanderwell.com.