Episodes

  • Perhaps Today. Likely Not. (CaD 2 Pet 3)
    Feb 19 2026

    No matter how far I get in the journey, it’s always a good day to grow. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Peter 3. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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    6 mins
  • The Question Beneath the Ash (CaD 2 Pet 2)
    Feb 18 2026

    Along my spiritual journey, Jesus has continuously asked me to set fire to my personal ladders. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Peter 2. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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    6 mins
  • God’s QA Program (CaD 2 Pet 1)
    Feb 17 2026

    God has His own Quality Assessment process — not one of condemnation, but of cultivation. A chapter-a-day podcast from 2 Peter 1. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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    6 mins
  • Due Time (CaD 1 Pet 5)
    Feb 16 2026

    If I’m going to trust the Story. I have to trust His timing. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Peter 5. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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    5 mins
  • Fiery Ordeals (CaD 1 Pet 4)
    Feb 13 2026

    What I am observing — and at times personally experiencing — in our current social landscape is a return of social ostracism as a form of punishment. None of this is new. It is as old as human empire itself. If Peter were to pay us a visit, he would say, “Welcome to the club."

    A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Peter 4. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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    7 mins
  • Without Words (CaD 1 Pet 3)
    Feb 12 2026

    In my upcoming book I share the story of how as a young man I believed with certainty that I was supposed to become a pastor, and how God made clear that He had purposed for me a quirky career analyzing business phone calls (a la “This Call May Be Monitored”). My mother was greatly disappointed by the abrupt change in my vocational trajectory.

    A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Peter 3. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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    8 mins
  • An Open Invitation (CaD 1 Pet 2)
    Feb 11 2026

    I have for many years had a recurring brainstorm that returns every four years or so like the spring rains on the fields of Iowa. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Peter 2. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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    6 mins
  • Wise Investments (CaD 1 Pet 1)
    Feb 10 2026

    Peter urges his fellow believers to embrace the very words Jesus spoke to him: Consider your investment strategy. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Peter 1. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

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    6 mins