4th Day Letters

Have you ever had the dentist smile and say, “You’ve got great teeth—except for one small cavity.” If you’ve heard this statement, likely all you could think about was the cavity. That statement has a powerful message for how to approach the Christian life. Find out...

Does social media bring out the worst in people? Scroll through and you might think the Gospel’s central message was, “Be right at all costs.” Even Christians are trading their Christian witness for political rants, firing off insults like bullets, and acting as if...

Sound engineers know that the quality of a message depends on one key factor: the signal-to-noise ratio. Too much noise, and the message gets lost. But this principle applies far beyond electronics. Discover how SNR affects you more than you might think. In the world...

The U.S. National Park Service advises that, when encountering a charging brown bear, you should, stand your ground, wave your arms above your head, and speak calmly. Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources echoes this advice and adds, DO NOT RUN! In today's message...

Did you know that most whales don’t die of old age—they die by drowning? Even though they live in the ocean, they have to rise above it to breathe or they’ll perish. It sounds strange, but there’s a powerful spiritual truth hidden in that fact. Find out what we humans...

High school reunions are proof that God has a sense of humor. The class clown is now a judge, the quiet kid runs a Fortune 500 company, and the prom queen teaches Bible study in her spare time. Time changes our waistlines, hairlines, and headlines, but God never loses...

“The most important thing is to keep the most important thing the most important thing.” I heard this recently in a homily. It got me thinking, and, of course, writing too. Maybe it will get you thinking as well. Please read more. I heard that quote ten days ago while...

Sitting beside my wife at her recent orthopedic appointment, I noticed the plastic model of a human spine on the counter. That simple replica sparked a chain of thoughts that left me marveling at one of the greatest miracles in all of creation.... the connection of...

Many years ago, Tom, the oldest of our five children, fulfilled his lifelong dream to be on Jeopardy. There was a category called “Things that begin with J.” Tom buzzed in quickly, ahead of the others. His answer, although incorrect, reveals something important to all...

Socrates once said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Though he wasn’t a Christian, his insight touches on a profound biblical truth: we were not created to drift through life unaware of our thoughts, actions, or spiritual condition. We were made to grow. We...