David teaches me that having the opportunity to wound someone is not the same thing as having permission. This may be one of the most important leadership lessons in the entire Great Story.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 26. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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This is the second of eight Wayfarer Weekend (WW) podcasts exploring Tom Vander Well's Amazon International Bestselling Book "This Call May Be Monitored (What Eavesdropping on Corporate America Taught Me About Business and Life)." Each episode will explore one of the book's eight chapters. Hosted by Michael DeLon. The book can be purchased on Amazon ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHS2X145

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about myself along my life journey it's that I have a hair-trigger whenever I feel I’m being dishonored. It’s a quick fuse to explosive rage within me.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 25. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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Many of life's most important moments don't look like opportunities to do wrong. They look like opportunities to do the right thing the wrong way.

A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 24. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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I find it striking that one of the greatest gifts Jonathan ever gave David was not protection, strategy, money, or political influence. It was presence. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 23. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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Today’s chapter provides a fascinating contrast between worldly realities - how things appear on the surface, and spiritual realities - what’s going on underneath the surface. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 22. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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It’s easy to assume that when God calls, doors will open smoothly and circumstances will align neatly. But the Great Story repeatedly tells a different story. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 21. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com. Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments are always welcome!

Along my life journey I've spent enormous energy trying to force reality into the shape of my wishes. The wisdom in today’s chapter is that faith often begins where illusion ends. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 20. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.