An Ache for God
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The spiritual community I pastor has begun fasting. This image is hardly fair!
There are good reasons for fasting:
Jesus fasted. That makes the practice relevant.
Jesus expected his followers to fast. Enough said!
Behind these two fundamental reasons for fasting is this core reason for fasting:
we fast because our hearts ache for God. We fast because our he…
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