The Heart of Christian Fasting -- Part 1: Fasting in the Old Testament
There's something about the topic of Christian fasting that makes people defensive. I know I'm that way. When someone starts to talk about it, you can never be quite sure where they're going or what burden they may try to lay on your conscience. So let me put your mind at ease as we open a short blog series on the topic. If you don't want to fast, don't fast . I have no hidden agenda that I'm going to spring on you in the last paragraph... Read More
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