Category: Fasting

Word of Faith?

 William  June 5, 2008  10 Comments on Word of Faith?

I fought long and hard against the Word of Faith movement (Hagen, Copeland, Roberts, et al.) all through the late 70’s and 80’s. It embedded itself in our church through the people who came in during the healing revival and…

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Fasting as the Preparation for Spiritual Warfare

 William  June 1, 2008  1 Comment on Fasting as the Preparation for Spiritual Warfare

Many people think of fasting as an exercise in healthy living or physical restoration. While those are true and indeed useful, I believe they are the side-effects, not the real purpose of biblical fasting. There are two biblical examples I…

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The Art of Fasting

 William  May 17, 2008  5 Comments on The Art of Fasting

When you mention the word fasting the first thing that usually comes to mind is absence of food, but fasting can literally be from anything, including by way of example: Televisions Movies Video games Reading Blogging Work Entertainment in general…

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Lent 2008: First Sunday – My Weakness, His Strength

 William  February 10, 2008  0 Comments on Lent 2008: First Sunday – My Weakness, His Strength

Traditionally Sundays are not part of Lent, they are break from the discipline, a brief peak into Easter, initially so far off on the horizon. They are a rest days, a true break fast, which is where the word breakfast…

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