
The 700th 4th Day Letter
Please join me in celebrating my 700th 4th Day Letter. When I sat down to write this week’s 4th Day Letter, I reflected upon the memories of so many past messages. I can hardly believe that I have written seven hundred over the past 13 plus years. I only set out with...

The Inextricable Link Between Good Friday and Easter Sunday
Here we are at the beginning of Holy Week. For us as Christians, this week stands as the pinnacle week of the year. Good Friday and Easter Sunday are inextricably linked, each giving meaning to the other. Without the resurrection of Easter, Good Friday would merely...

“I Was in Prison and You Visited Me”
Matthew 25:31-46 gives us the parable about the separation of the sheep from the goats. In it, Jesus tells us if we fail to care for the "least of these" (the hungry, thirsty, homeless, naked, sick, and imprisoned) we will go off to eternal punishment. Simply stated,...

It’s Time To Move
Moving is never easy. It can disrupt our routines, pull us away from friends, and fill us with uncertainty. Yet sometimes, we know deep down that we’re being called to move. In 1999, my family and I left the comfort of close friendships in Florida and stepped into the...

The Annunciation – A Lenten Call to Surrender and Trust
As you know, Lent is a time set aside for deep reflection, repentance, and preparation. As we journey toward the Good Friday cross and the glorious resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday, we seek to align our hearts with God’s will, stripping away the distractions of...

Lost In A Dark Wood
During my freshman year at Ohio State, I read Dante’s Inferno as part of a class called Religious and Secular Man. This book left a deep impression on me. Drawing inspiration from it, I thought I would attempt something totally different. As we continue to make our...

What Circumcision Means to You
Circumcision, that ancient practice first instituted by God as a sign of His covenant with Abraham, might seem puzzling to us as modern Christians. Why would God choose such an intimate and painful act to signify belonging to Him? And what could this ancient ritual...

Pulled From The Mud
Life has a way of pulling us into the mud. At one time or another, every person finds themselves sinking into a pit—sometimes of their own making, sometimes through no fault of their own. It could be the weight of addiction, the burden of guilt, the exhaustion of...

The Five-Second Rule
Last week I wrote about the difficult and painful issue of sudden death. Therefore, I thought we needed something lighter and uplifting this week. I decided to write about the Five-Second Rule. We’ve all been there. Our favorite food slips from our fingers, landing on...

Suddenly Gone
Life is fragile. We are here one moment and gone the next. There have been several recent airplane crashes in the news. The tragic collision between an American Airlines flight and a U.S. Army helicopter over Washington, D.C. is a sobering reminder of just how quickly...