The Life Was the Light of Men
What humanity lost in the fall, Jesus restores: Life that becomes Light, and Light that opens our eyes to see.
John 1:4The Café Journal · with Todd Beery
Podcast episodes coming soon
Turn your heart upward.
From Genesis to Revelation, we come to see that Jesus is not just a figure in Scripture—He is the meaning of Scripture. Every promise, every shadow, every longing—it runs to Him.
Life · Light · Voice · Direction
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Why Vertical Compass
Across the whole story of Scripture, we see God’s redemptive purpose fulfilled in Jesus.
Vertical Compass follows the sacred thread that runs through all of Scripture. From Genesis to Revelation, we come to see that Jesus is not just a figure in Scripture—He is the meaning of Scripture.
Every promise, every shadow, every longing—it runs to Him. This podcast is built around a simple desire: to read and discuss the Bible truthfully, intentionally, and always looking up. Because across Scripture’s unfolding story, God’s redemptive purpose leads us to Him.
Conversations for the journey
Truth you can carry with you.
Every episode starts in Scripture and points to Jesus—one clear truth, simple enough to remember and deep enough to hold onto.
Obedience Is in the Voice
When you recognize who is speaking, obedience stops being mere duty and becomes the response of trust.
John 10:27The Bread of Life
We could never earn the Life of God by the sweat of our face. In Jesus, the Bread is freely given.
John 6:35“I don’t need Jesus and life. I need Jesus.”
About the host
Pastor. Teacher. Fellow traveler.
Todd Beery has spent years helping people encounter Jesus in the Scriptures—not as an idea to master, but as the living Christ who still speaks, restores, and calls us by name.
Vertical Compass brings that same pastoral heart into a quieter setting: one voice, one passage, and one truth to carry into the week.
The journey is beginning
Episodes coming soon.
Vertical Compass will be available on major podcast platforms. Follow along for the first conversation and listening links.