Some of my greatest moments of discontent occur in my closet. Each day, I stand in front of a clothing rod at least four-feet long packed with hangers holding tops and skirts and dresses and pants—and I am lukewarm toward 90% of it. I scan my options and know there…
Years ago, before I knew John Piper was John Piper, I read his book A Hunger for God: Desiring God through Fasting and Prayer. It shook me up, in a good way. This quote sums up what has stayed with me: “If we don’t feel strong desires for the manifestation…
I’m in the middle of a fasting exercise that will span several months, following Jen Hatmaker’s book 7: An Experimental Mutiny against Excess. The first month was about food. After seeking direction from the Lord, I settled on a series of food restrictions for the first three weeks of October…
Comfort comes in many forms. But let’s talk basics. Something like, coffee. Oh, coffee. It holds such a dear place in the hearts of men that I mention it with great trepidation. Hear me: I’m not going to wrestle the coffee cup out of your hand. I will not insist…
“Temporarily changing our routine of comfort jars us off high center.” Jen Hatmaker, 7: An Experimental Mutiny against Excess1 You know why I’m writing about comfort detox? Because I’m whole-hog addicted. Comfort calls, I jump. Is it cold outside? Comfort tells me to stay indoors. Are there soft chocolate chip…
We’ve moved into the second set of essays in The Spirit of Food: 34 Writers on Feasting and Fasting Toward God—these essays are all about fasting. I started this section with some deflation, concerned we’ve moved from celebration to mourning in regard to food. This week’s essays brought me back…
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