The Chronicler's genealogies remind me that my life is connected to those who came before me. But the Great Story reminds me that inheritance is not destiny.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Chronicles 1. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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Looking back, there are waypoints in my journey at which I can name, with great precision, what ended. Hope is harder to date.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Kings 25. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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Things feel pretty bleak and hopeless in today's chapter. However, there is hope hiding there if you have the eyes to see it.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Kings 24. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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As I've meditated on past, present, and future orientation, it's helped me to see a whole new layer of meaning in the events of the Great Story.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Kings 23. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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One of the things I've observed along my life journey is the difference one individual can make when they choose to change generational patterns.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Kings 22. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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There's a divorce decree in the filing cabinet next to my desk. I could write a book about how a seventeen-year marriage starts, struggles, fails, and ends.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Kings 21. The text version can always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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Yesterday, Hezekiah spread his troubles out before God. Today, he spreads his treasures out to impress men.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Kings 20. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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Faith isn't the confidence that everything will turn out the way I want. It's the willingness to spread my fears before God and trust him with what happens next.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Kings 19. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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