In the autumn of 2006, I  was invited to a fasting retreat at Camp Ladore.  Fasting always intrigued me, and I had researched it a bit, but I never tried

Obedience to God When you fast with an open heart and ear to God and deny yourself of what typically fuels you, all trappings are stripped away and there is

In John 17:18, Jesus said, “As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world” (NIV). The key words in this text are “sent into the

There are a number of fasts that have been inspired by scripture.  Review these choices and ask God to lead you to the fast that will best meet his purposes

“My Dear Wormwood,…At the very least, they [humans] can be persuaded that the bodily position makes no difference to their prayers; for they constantly forget, what you must constantly remember,

See if this scenario sounds familiar….  You walk into work on Ash Wednesday to notice you have coworkers who have ashes smudged on their foreheads and realize the calendar just

The CULTIVATE application deadline has been extended to February 25th.  Send in your applications today! CULTIVATE, the online spiritual formation course, will launch its 6th Cohort in March.  The Spiritual Life

Fasting as a form of spiritual discipline is the practice that through self-denial of something, we are allowed to plead our needs before God through prayerful repentance of our sins

(excerpts from Spiritual Disciplines Handbook,by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun)   Dos and Don’ts Don’t fast when you are sick, traveling, pregnant or nursing. People with diabetes, gout, liver disease, kidney disease,