4th Day Letters

There are things about ourselves we gladly let others see. There are other things we work very hard to keep hidden. But what happens when we become so focused on what is wrong with us that we lose sight of what is right? Perhaps we need to look at ourselves from a...

Have you ever noticed how much of today we waste trying to fix something that happened yesterday? We replay it, regret it, and sometimes allow it to determine the direction we travel next. Perhaps the problem isn't what's behind us, but where we keep looking. I invite...

Death is the one appointment all of us will eventually keep, yet it may be the subject we avoid more than any other. Why do so many of us struggle to talk about dying, even when it involves someone we love? Have our efforts to keep death out of sight actually made it...

Freedom is something we cherish and protect. The very thought of another person owning us is horrifying. So why would anyone who is truly free ever willingly choose to become a slave? The answer may reveal something important about who—or what—is really in control of...

Have you ever noticed how much of today we waste trying to fix something that happened yesterday? We replay it, regret it, and sometimes allow it to determine the direction we travel next. Perhaps the problem isn't what's behind us, but where we keep looking. I invite...

Imagine for a moment that clouds had the ability to remember all the moments of our lives. What stories could they tell about the people we once were, the people we have become, and the years that passed in between? Of course, clouds cannot remember anything—but...

What do you say to God when you know exactly what He wants from you, but deep down inside, you don’t really want to give it to Him? We talk about surrender. We sing about surrender. We pray prayers of surrender. But what happens when we know what we should surrender...

Most of us have no idea how many images pass before our eyes in a single day—or how deeply some of them affect us. Many seem harmless at first glance, yet certain images linger, quietly planting seeds that can eventually grow into thoughts, desires, habits, and...

Hunger is one of the most powerful forces in human life. When we are truly hungry, little else seems to matter until that hunger is satisfied. But perhaps there is more to hunger than we realize. I invite you to read more.... The Bible tells us explicitly to feed the...

Have you ever looked back over your life and wondered how you got from there to here? One decision led to another, one unexpected door opened after another, and somewhere along the way you discovered that God had been weaving together things you never could have...