This is one of the Bible’s most sobering truths: God sometimes loves us enough to let us experience the weight of what we insist upon. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 8. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

God’s Kingdom and His purposes don’t cater to the human expectations of timeliness. They are operating on an eternal scale outside of time. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 7. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com. Please subscribe, share, like, and comment.

I’ve observed that one of the strangest dangers along my spiritual journey is that the longer I walk around sacred things the easier it becomes to lose my sense of wonder. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 6. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I have observed that throughout history followers of Jesus have panicked whenever culture shifted, institutions weakened, or the Church lost influence. But today’s chapter whispers: “God is not pacing nervously in heaven.” A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 5. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I’m reminded in the quiet this morning that when life hands me a bitter defeat, when seemingly everything has gone wrong — it is never hopeless. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 4. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along my life journey, I’ve observed that it is easy for me to miss the simple spiritual lessons that God wove into creation itself. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 3. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

As I meditated on today’s chapter, I found it to have a bit of epic feel to it. It’s not just narrating facts, there’s a spiritual heartbeat thumping underneath the text. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 2. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Sometimes life requires a more intense prayer offering. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 1. The text version can always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.