The joys of those who are kind to the poor
Do you want more joy? More blessings from the LORD? Go find some poor people and be kind to them!
Do you want more joy? More blessings from the LORD? Go find some poor people and be kind to them!
We’ve known quite a few people who practice fasting. We asked them why they did it. Here is what they told us:
The Greek Orthodox community fasts more than 180 days a year. They are heroes of fasting! We suggest considering them your fasting partners.
In a series of videos, a young woman named Ashley Edwards shares her 40-day journey of fasting on water.
Once they begin fasting, most people face roadblocks. Here are three common difficulties, and some ways to overcome them:
Jonah son of Amittai is sent to preach to the vast Gentile city of Nineveh. The king repents and declares that people and animals do a dry fast.
Some people become ministry leaders to get respect and admiration. But St. Paul says real ministry involves many hardships.
By 536 BC, the exiles had returned to Israel. Daniel saw that a great war was coming. He fasted and prayed for three weeks. This was his second major fasting.
The believers in Antioch were fasting together. Then the Holy Spirit called them to do something which changed the entire world.
People were keeping their religious obligations and even fasting. But they were corrupt and oppressed their employees. Isaiah called them to True Fasting.