Bible Verses about Fasting
To fast is to abstain from eating. And possibly drinking. Or to follow a restricted diet. It is a wonderful companion during special times in our lives.
To fast is to abstain from eating. And possibly drinking. Or to follow a restricted diet.
To fast is to abstain from eating. And possibly drinking. Or to follow a restricted diet. It is a wonderful companion during special times in our lives.
[Japan; the late 1980s] After a year in Japan, I observed that nobody, including myself, was having much success with evangelism. I became convinced we needed Power From On High.
[Adventures in Faith: Pakistan; 1992] At a hostel, I met a man named Peter from Uganda. He was a vibrant Christian believer who fasted continually on a very simple diet.
[Adventures in Faith: England; 1992] During the month of Ramadan, the four of us lived with our Muslim friend Zayan.
[Adventures in Faith: England; 1992] On the streets of Birmingham, we met some men preaching about Islam! They invited us to come to their house that night to join them for a meal.
I wrote this Haiku poem after ending a two-day fast.
[Adventures in Faith: Japan; 1991] We became friends with a Catholic woman named Tanaka. We esteemed her as a great hero of the faith.
Catherine of Siena is an outstanding figure of the medieval era. She was a mystic, author, stigmatist, saint, and Doctor of the Church.
[Adventures in Faith: Japan; 1991] After I witnessed a murder, we fled Kamagasaki. Immediately. We went to the safest place we knew. We tried to have a retreat.
Our heroes of the faith hungered and thirsted for the living God. How can you become more hungry for God? More thirsty for God?