At some point along the journey inheritance must become ownership. At some waypoint somebody else's faith must become my own. Following in a mentor's footsteps becomes the forging of my own personal path in the larger mission.

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

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How many times a day do you open the refrigerator? It's one of the reasons that the fridge makes a great place for reminders. When Wendy puts something on the refrigerator, I've learned to pay attention.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Kings 1. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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Ahab's problem is that he wants reality to conform to his desires rather than conforming his desires to reality. And that's where today's chapter wanders straight into my Monday morning.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 22. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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Ahab possesses enormous wealth, authority, land, servants, palaces, and military power—yet one man's vineyard sparks an overflow of envy. Naboth's vineyard becomes the thing he cannot stop wanting, and that's spiritual disease that goes all the way back to Eden.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 21. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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Ahab has more evidence than most people could ever ask for. Yet somehow he walks away from all of it essentially unchanged.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 20. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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I have always had a strong soul connection with the Prophet Elijah. Whenever I read his story, I see all the tell-tale signs of a fellow Enneagram Type Four, often known as The Individualist.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 19. The text version can always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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When I add "and"s to my faith, I'll eventually find myself limping back and forth. And my friend Eric can tell you from experience that it will ruin your chances of making it to the mountaintop.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 18. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

The Thin Line Podcast

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I've learned along my journey that sometimes the drying brook isn't evidence that God has abandoned me. It is evidence that yesterday's provision has finished its work — and God is about to teach me His faithfulness in a way I couldn't have learned beside a full stream.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Kings 17. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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