Fasting is the voluntary setting aside of something good — most often food — for the sake of something greater. It is a bodily expression of a deeper spiritual hunger: a longing for God, for His presence, His voice and His work in our lives. Jesus made clear fasting was never to be about impressing others. It was not a …
Fasting is one of those spiritual themes that occasionally interrupts the ordinary. It is more than just a pause from food — it is a call to step away from the noise, the distractions, even the comforts that so easily numb our souls. At its core, fasting invites us to slow down, to listen, and to seek something — someone …
Colossians 2:14 – “He cancelled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.” When the Bible talks about the nails on the cross and how sin is nailed to the cross, I’d like to imagine a piece of paper with all of the wrong things we’ve ever done written on it. …
We see the Cross, this sanitised symbol, adorn the exterior of many a church building, however, this gruesome Roman vehicle of execution, was part of a plan… the plan of God to rescue humanity from sin and its consequences. Before Jesus’ death, the world was one way. Afterwards the world was another. What was the purpose of letting God’s …
Physical sustenance… Who doesn’t have to eat and drink? Food and drink are secondary only to the air we breathe. They give us physical strength and without them we could not function in the world! We give thanks for food producers who grow and prepare the things we need to remain physically healthy and active in the world. Meaningful sustenance… …
