Fasting
Jesus Knew When to Feast and When to Fast
09/03/10 05:53
In our “Super Size” society where two out of every three adults are overweight or obese, fasting is treated as an anachronism, a leftover from an earlier time. But when Christ spoke about fasting, He didn’t say, “If you fast;” He said, “When you fast.” He expects us to fast.
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Ever Gone to Bed Hungry?
08/02/10 07:21
Today, there are upwards of 35 million Americans who would like nothing more than to sit down and break bread with everyone else. But they live on the knife edge of poverty, often forced to choose between buying food, paying their rent or utility bills or taking vitally needed medicines. Unlike the people in the Gospel, they are not faint from missing a single meal; theirs is a chronic, long-lasting, debilitating condition. Read More...
The 9-Inch Diet and Self-discipline
07/04/09 07:24
“ . . . put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.” (Matthew 9: 14-17)
In our “Super Size” society where obesity is epidemic, fasting is treated as an anachronism, a leftover from an earlier time, to be practiced only during Lent. The hunger for more has led to a nearly 4-inch increase in the size of the average dinner plate in the past 30 years. Our waistbands have expanded, too. Read More...
In our “Super Size” society where obesity is epidemic, fasting is treated as an anachronism, a leftover from an earlier time, to be practiced only during Lent. The hunger for more has led to a nearly 4-inch increase in the size of the average dinner plate in the past 30 years. Our waistbands have expanded, too. Read More...
The Discipline of Fasting
03/01/09 07:38
“He was in the wilderness forty days . . .” (Mark 1: 12-15)
Dieting is something most of us do religiously: we eat what we want and pray we don't gain weight. We try one fad diet after the other in the hope of finding an easy way to stay trim. But few of us succeed at losing weight and keeping it off because dieting alone is not enough. We have to exercise, too.
A similar principle is at work in the spiritual realm. Read More...
Dieting is something most of us do religiously: we eat what we want and pray we don't gain weight. We try one fad diet after the other in the hope of finding an easy way to stay trim. But few of us succeed at losing weight and keeping it off because dieting alone is not enough. We have to exercise, too.
A similar principle is at work in the spiritual realm. Read More...
Jesus, the Bridegroom
09/05/08 04:59
Fasting is meant to be practiced throughout the year. It is a way to discipline our bodies, humble our spirits, purify our minds and clarify our thinking about the difference between needs and wants. Read More...
Jesus on Fasting
08/28/08 08:01
Sometimes we have to shed part of the past in order to make the most of the present. Fasting helps prepare us to make those choices. Read More...