Tag Archives: Lent

Simply Fast

Joel 2:12 (ERV) This is the Lord’s message: “Now come back to me with all your heart. Cry and mourn, and don’t eat anything! Show that you are sad for doing wrong.”   Don’t fast half-heartedly, by rote, out of duty … Continue reading

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How the Fast Works

  Ezra 8:23 So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.   Fasting isn’t some magical method to get God to do what you want. It tunes your ears to hear His plan.

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What the Fast Does

    It’s not what we give up. It’s what we go after.   “Prayer is reaching out and after the unseen; fasting, letting go of all that is seen and temporal. Fasting helps express, deepens, confirms the resolution that … Continue reading

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Let the Fast Begin

Lent starts this Wednesday–40 days (not counting Sundays) before Easter. A season of preparation. A time of prayer and fasting. Yes, fasting. What do you know about fasting? No food Sacrifice Not for me Fasting is less about giving something … Continue reading

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More Is Less

  “The more there is of us, the less there is of God.” Eugene Peterson (1932-2018) Transparent Lives

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Less Is More

  This Lent, Lord God, I want less of what pulls my attention away from you. I want more of You.

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Less Woe

It’s Fat Tuesday, the day of over-indulgence before Lent’s 40 days of preparation and sacrifice begin.  Amos 6:4-6 (MSG) Woe to those who live only for today . . . Woe to the playboys, the playgirls, who think life is … Continue reading

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Less for Lent

  Lent begins this Wednesday, March 6, and ends on April 20, the Saturday before Easter. It’s a time of preparation and sacrifice, reflecting the preparation and sacrifice of Christ’s 40 days in the wilderness. Will you be giving up … Continue reading

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Sacrifice of Prayer

    It’s Lent.    Lots of people give up something for Lent. Some people do something extra during these days leading to Easter.  This year, let your stealth prayers (your random acts of prayer) be your Lenten sacrifice.

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Prayer and Fasting

  “Fasting is abstaining from anything that hinders prayer.” Andrew Bonar, (1810-1892)   He’s right. If it hinders prayer, you’re better off without it.

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