4th Day Letters

Have you ever noticed how a song can reach places within us that ordinary words cannot? Music can carry an idea beyond the mind and place it directly into the heart. I’ve written Fourth Day Letters and books, but recently I began wondering whether I could write song...

It’s becoming harder and harder to know whom to trust. Politicians disappoint us, businesses overpromise, and advertisers often tell only part of the story. We point to the world around us and wonder what happened. But what if the first place we should look isn’t out...

Pride is not always easy to recognize. Most of us can spot someone else's sins from a mile away. Pride is one sin, however, that often disguises itself as common sense, good judgment, or even righteousness. It can quietly slip into our thoughts while sitting in...

This past week marked the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the American experiment. Americans celebrated freedom with flags, fireworks, parades, cookouts, and gratitude. Readers in other countries may mark freedom differently, but all of us...

One of the greatest rock songs of all time was written with absolutely no intention of teaching a Christian message. Yet hidden within its lyrics may be a truth every Christian needs to hear. Could a classic rock anthem contain a profound lesson about faith, prayer,...

Who did Christ die for? Most of us would answer that question the same way. We’d say, He died for me, or He died to forgive my sins. But not so fast, my friend. That may not be the right answer. Or at least, it may not be the deepest answer. There may be something...

What would change if you knew the exact date your life on earth would end? Would your priorities be different? Would your relationships matter more? Would your faith deepen? Today's message explores the surprising spiritual lesson hidden within a concept called...

Have you ever noticed how we almost always seem to have an explanation for why we did what we did? It was our stress. It was our exhaustion. It was our childhood. It was our spouse. It was social media. It was the full moon. And sometimes, as Christians, we even trace...

Who am I? That question echoes through every human heart. We spend much of our lives trying to answer it through accomplishments, relationships, possessions, politics, religion, or success, all while quietly wondering if anyone truly knows us beneath the masks we...

At one time or another, we have all experienced something blocking our view. Perhaps it was a stop sign behind an overgrown bush, a car coming around a bend you couldn't quite see, or even a fogged windshield during a storm. In moments like that, even ordinary things...