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Tag Archives: fasting
Sometimes you have to start over.
You are working on a project and things get complicated. There are revisions and modifications. The documentation doesn’t keep up with the adjustments. Someone becomes the keeper of the knowledge and the explanations. Then everyone gets in a hurry and … Continue reading
relationship rewards
“Store up treasure in heaven.” That’s what Jesus tells us. Don’t spend your energy on stuff that gets eaten up by financial declines so that you panic about how much less you are worth this week than last week. Because, … Continue reading
maybe it is not about me
Okay. Here’s the deal. I want to talk about fasting. I want to talk about what the reward is. I want to talk about this incredibly cool image that God paints in Isaiah about fasting not being about being selfish … Continue reading
fasting looks like fun
What an odd title. Fasting isn’t supposed to be fun. It’s supposed to be difficult. It’s supposed to be challenged. Intentionally refraining from something that is important to you, that is essential to your well-being, is a difficult thing. The … Continue reading
when you fast
Don’t you love the difference the choice between two words can make? One word makes things optional. One word makes them expected. One word makes you think about the perhaps. One word makes you think about the procedure. One word … Continue reading
giving up and heads up (weekend)
This year, February 25 in the church calendar is Ash Wednesday. It is the beginning of the season of Lent, a period that ends with Easter. Lent is an old word that means spring. If you had to pick a … Continue reading
Conspiracy
[Matthew 6:1-18] Jesus talks about doing things in secret. More accurately, he talks about doing three things secretly-giving, praying, and fasting. He seems to be talking about motives, about not doing good things only to impress other people. As he … Continue reading
up and down
[Matthew 3:17-4:2] The heavens parted. We use that phrase jokingly when someone is about to make some dramatic pronouncement. In the situation that Matthew talks about, there was a dramatic pronouncement. Though not a joke, it feels pretty friendly. The … Continue reading
