Lynne Baab explains an ancient Christian practice that extends beyond giving up food to any regular activity in our contemporary lives. You'll see how taking a break from eating--or driving, or checking e-mail, or watching television--opens us up to discover new things about ourselves and God and the world around us.
I just finished reading this book today. I decided to read the whole thing in one sitting, and to do a water-juice fast to boot! What a great day, largely because this is such a marvelously sensible and spiritually satisfying book on fasting. I bought the book because I am interested in the idea of fasting as a means to gain greater control over my desires and to thus allow Christ greater reign in my life. I was intrigued...
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I love the way Ms Baab expanded on the idea of fasting to include so much more than food. She has taken Biblical and historical facts about fasting and brought them into today's world with today's experiences. She shows us how to abstain for anything that becomes too large in our lives, from food to the internet, in order to seek God or a deeper relationship with Him.
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This is a great, easy, freeing book that brings the Spiritual Disciplines back to their original intent - to connect with God. Thank you for writing this timely, easy to understand book that fits into today's world.
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Surprise: this book is a gracious call to listen to God's word to God's people and world filled with creative ideas on how to do so. I don't tend to like the idea of fasting. Having been raised in a performance-oriented church and family, I steer clear of anything that feels like a `should' or a `must' related to my faith. Grace is a theme I prefer and one I was pleased to find peppered throughout this book. If you're...
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Fasting: Spiritual Freedom Beyond Our Appetites is a wonderful look at the Christian practice of fasting from historical and contemporary viewpoints. As Lynne Baab is quick to point out, "fasting" is not about denial, but about liberation; it is a spiritual practice that brings us into deeper awareness of our relationship to God. We can fast from a number of appetites or habits; not only from eating, but watching TV, surfing...
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