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Spending Time Alone with God in Prayer is the Focus of Fasting

Last week I invited anyone who wanted to fast to join me this Wednesday, and I promised a post to help you and me as we step into this spiritual discipline tomorrow. Before we fast, I want to help prepare our minds and hearts for this food-less day journey and help us fast slowly. Through the years I have fasted …

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Purpose Beyond Today: A call to pray and fast for a hurting world

One of the greatest tactics of our spiritual enemy is to keep our prayers focused on our own needs, wants, and desperations. If he can keep our eyes on our own tiny battles, he will successfully weaken a portion of God’s Army. Rather than discovering our God given power in Jesus to fight for the Kingdom of God and all eternity, our …

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Fasting the Golden Arches

The liturgical season of Lent always brings the feeling that I need to fast. But there are many things I could fast and many ways to hold a fast, so I always try to ask the Lord to direct my choice. This year it seemed my ears were dull to the Lord’s recommendations. Actually, everything I thought of just either …

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Salty Temptation

I went to a Pampered Chef party the other night. It’s one of my favorite of those kind of parties. If I had to sell anything, it would be Pampered Chef, but anyway… When you go to a party like that, there are a lot of temptations. (At least for me!) Good quality, smart stuff with a pretty price tag. You …

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