This morning at Eastbrook, Marc made a provocative statement that I have been thinking about all day. He said that the church today in America has neglected two topics in our practice: evangelism and prayer. What do you think?
A Prayer
To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever! - Revelation 5:13 Lord, remind me of who You are! Connect me with the awesome, heavenly scenes of worship! Restore in me a picture of Your glory! Humble me before Your awesome …
Fasting: Words from Church History
Here are some words from the past two-thousand years about the topic of fasting. I found these words alternately challenging and inspiring. The Didache, a first century document relating core teaching of the early church, “prescribed two fast days a week: Wednesday and Friday” for early Christians; this was seen as a regular part of …
Fasting: Is It Just from Food?
In the midst of all the posts on fasting, a few people have asked me if fasting is really all about abstinence from food, or is it broader than that. I think this is an important question for us to consider within this whole topic. In an earlier post, I defined fasting as "voluntary abstinence …
Fasting: A View from the New Testament
Here is an unedited list of references to fasting from the New Testament with brief comments about what we can learn about fasting from these references. This list is a companion to my earlier list from the Old Testament found here. Matthew 4:1-3 – “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to …
Matthew Erickson 