Today’s chapter is arguably as tough as it gets when it comes to harsh Old Testament language. It’s the kind of chapter that causes modern readers to close the book and walk away. There’s so much going on beneath the surface of this chapter that I could write an entire book unpacking it—but let me try to explain it succinctly.

A chapter-a-day podcast from Deuteronomy 28. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

The further I get in my earthly journey, the more I’ve realized my ignorance regarding creation’s role in the Great Story. It plays a central role in today’s chapter.

A chapter-a-day podcast from Deuteronomy 27. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Very rarely has anyone recited back to me the content of a training session or message I’ve delivered. It is very common for people to tell me, “I remember that story you told." A chapter-a-day podcast from Deuteronomy 26. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

God through Moses doesn’t flirt with abstractions when it comes to the justice of every day life and business. It rolls up its sleeves, plants its feet in the dust, and whispers: "Justice is not an idea. It’s how you treat the body in front of you…every one….every day.”

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

“Remember” is a word Moses uses three times in today’s chapter. He returns to what Jewish teachers called zakhor, memories that help build moral muscle. A chapter-a-day podcast from Deuteronomy 24. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Who was in our home last weekend mattered deeply to us. And that reality informed our thoughts, our decisions, and our behavior that day. A chapter-a-day podcast from Deuteronomy 23. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

As I lace ‘em up for this another day on this earthly journey, I’m not so much thinking about what’s out there. I’m thinking about what’s in me. A chapter-a-day podcast from Deuteronomy 22. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

God in today's chapter is not cold—He is careful with blood, with power, with people. A chapter-a-day podcast from Deuteronomy 21. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.