Posts with the tag “fasting”
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Breaking the bonds of addiction
October 8th, 2024
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses thei... Read More
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The wave of spiritual formation
October 1st, 2024
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.’” (Matthew 16:24) In June of this year, Trevin Wax wrote an interesting ... Read More
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Lord, you are more satisfying than chocolate
September 3rd, 2024
Today’s Pulse article is adapted from the March 1st, 2022 Pulse. “I have food to eat that you know nothing about… my food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.†(John 4:... Read More
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Guest blogger: Donna Marks
January 30th, 2024
Today’s post is written by Donna Marks with Eric Stillman.“I thank my God every time I remember you…being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until t... Read More
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One thing you lack...
January 16th, 2024
Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” (Mark 10:21)As I type... Read More
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Lord, you are more satisfying than chocolate (2022)
January 10th, 2023
“I have food to eat that you know nothing about… my food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.” (John 4:32,34)I still remember one of the lessons I taught to the NewLife Junior ... Read More
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Guest blogger: Amy Swanson
March 8th, 2022
Today’s Pulse article is written by Amy Swanson."Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher t... Read More
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The heart of fasting
February 22nd, 2022
“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fa... Read More
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How to get the most out of Lent
February 16th, 2021
O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. (Psalm 63:1)This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, the first day... Read More
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The kind of fasting God desires
February 2nd, 2016
“Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for a man to humble himself? Is it only for bowing one's head like a reed and for lying on sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day ... Read More
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Do not let yourself be mastered by anything
October 28th, 2014
"Everything is permissible for me"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"-- but I will not be mastered by anything. (1 Corinthians 6:12)One of the most neglected spiritua... Read More