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…
I’ve eaten more sweet potatoes in October than I’ve eaten in all of 2012. That’s because a friend and I are working through the spiritual fasting exercises in Jen Hatmaker’s book 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess. The first exercise focused on food; I committed to three weeks of a…
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