100 Letters Later

If you had asked me two years ago, “Would you like to commit to writing 100 short articles?” I don’t know if I would have embraced the challenge. And yet, if my count is accurate, here I am writing the 103rd issue of the Good Leaven Letter, and I am grateful. Here are some of the things I am grateful for: 

• The inspiration of the Holy Spirit. 

• The love and support of my lovely wife Mary, who is my first reader and editor. 

• The ongoing encouragement and feedback from my readers.

• The fruit the Good Leaven Letter has borne in their lives. 

• The authors of the resourceful content that has been the subject of many of these letters. 

• The deepening of my own knowledge as I have internalized these resources by writing about them.

• The beautiful and elegant formatting and design, done by Rebecca Loomis. 

• The gradual improvement of my writing process.

• The increase in my commitment, integrity and discipline. 

• The honing of my voice, craft, and style. 

• Who I have become as a result of being faithful to weekly writing. 

I am excited to see what will have changed after I’ve written issue number 1000. This week I invite you to ask: 

What’s your version of 100 letters? That is, what practice have you remained faithful to for an extended period of time? What has changed as a result of your fidelity? Who have you become as a result of your fidelity? What might change if you were faithful for ten times longer than you’ve already been? 

God Bless,
Dan