4th Day Letters

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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“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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Assume for a moment that you’re walking along, minding your business, and suddenly your toe catches the edge of a rug or an uneven sidewalk, and down you go. The […]

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What does it mean to truly follow Christ? It begins with a willingness to put aside our own desires and ambitions, to “cross out our I” and make room for […]

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From time to time, each of us must confront a painful but freeing truth: we cannot save ourselves from our sinfulness. That is precisely why Jesus had to die on […]

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