First off, hallelujah it’s day 100! Our guest note on this last day is from Ashley who is a lovely young woman who attends our church and is also a friend to our family. Ashley is one of the most generous people I know. She’s known in our community for serving and especially for making delicious cookies. Here’s what she shared.

I’m so glad this final note came in from Anna, a godly young Med student in our church.

Today’s guest contributor is one of my close friends, John Michaelson. He came to Providence many years ago and established a thriving ministry at Brown University while also serving Ren Church in a variety of leadership capacities. He and his lovely wife Lynne have two beautiful children, Grace and Sam. John is now on staff at our church helping me with pastoral work. Here’s his note.

I’m excited about our guest contributor today. Her name is Andria, a young wife and mom in our community. She was one of the first people to write at the very start of the 100 Day Pursuit after day two. God was already moving powerful in her. I can only imagine the deep work the Lord has done in her after 97 days! Here’s her note.

Today’s note is from a young woman in our church named Shayna who seems to have an extra portion of joy all the time. She highlights one of my tougher messages about the little hidden sins and questionable things that can slowly erode our spiritual life. I really appreciate Shayna’s courage to share this.

Today’s guest note comes from a lovely woman named Sue who attends our church with her husband Greg. I look up to this couple so much as examples of keeping the fire alive year after year. They are both so godly, so kind, and so excited about Jesus. Here’s what she shared.

Good morning everyone and happy Resurrection Day! God is so good, and I’m excited that the weather is beautiful in Rhode Island for our outdoor service. I imagine all of you receiving this today are planning on doing something special this Easter Day to celebrate Christ risen.

My family always teases me that I don’t like lights. In the daytime I prefer natural light, even if it’s dim, and in the evening I prefer low atmospheric lighting. But I really don’t like dark places.

Today is Good Friday. That means a lot of places around Rhode Island will be serving fish. But it’s more than that, of course. It’s a day to remember the death of Jesus. Normally the death of someone is not something to celebrate, but the death of Christ is different. It accomplished something.

Today’s guest contributor is a wonderful woman of God, named Edna, born and raised in Mexico. She married one of my close friends, Shane. They have twins named Daniel and Sofia who are on the cusp of becoming teens. We had the privilege of hosting the whole family at our house for a few days while they were visiting New England (they live in Texas now). This family inspires me! Here’s Edna’s lovely note:

Today’s guest contributor is Kevin from Ohio. His note reminds me of how exciting it is to come out of darkness and into the light. You can sense Kevin’s wonder and awe of how God is working in his life and answering his prayers. Here’s a portion of his story.

Today’s guest contributor is an older saint who attends our church named Greg. This is only part of his note—which was way longer than 250 words! Thanks Greg for sharing :)

Today’s guest contributor is a young man named Derek who attends our church here in Providence with his lovely wife Diana and their two beautiful children.

You are receiving this on the morning of what has been traditionally called “Palm Sunday” in the Church. It is a time to remember the story in the gospels of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on a donkey. I’m sure your pastors will be preaching on this story at your church this morning, so I won’t expound on all the details. But I do believe it offers something valuable in our pursuit of God.

If you are one of those naturally happy-go-lucky people who never gets discouraged, you may find today’s letter unrelatable. I’m writing today for all my friends out there with a bend toward melancholy. You know who you are. You get easily discouraged and even depressed at times. I’m with you.

Today’s guest contributor is someone out there whom I’ve not met yet, named Cheryl. Thank you Cheryl for your sweet note. I’m praying that the Lord will continue to grow your relationship with Him until the end of the 100 days—and all the days of your life. Here’s the email she sent:

Today our guest contributor is a lovely woman from our church named Linda Waugh.

I can’t remember the last time I felt so depleted. The last few days have been a blur as I’ve been back and forth to the hospital supporting someone close to me (they are back home now and doing well). All this started on Saturday evening, and I landed back home from the E.R. about 2 am, and then rose early to prepare to preach my Sunday sermon. To add to the stress my daughter had her drivers test the next day that I promised to accompany her in (she did it!). I managed to write my 100 Day letters in spare moments. Last night I wrote it in the E.R. with the sounds of medical equipment, health professionals coming in and out, and some guy screaming and swearing a few doors down. For about 48 hours everything was flipped upside down.

We’ll start out today with another wonderful contribution from the 100 Day community. This one is from Alli Leson. She has been part of our church family since her college days at Rhode Island School of Design. Now she’s all grown up, has a beautiful family and has bloomed into one of the most godly women I know. Enjoy.

Hello All! Today we have our first contribution from the 100 Day family. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you can refer to my letter on day 79 called “Power of Story.” Okay, here’s the story from the city by the bay.