We live in a world where we don't need to remember much. I sometimes refer to my phone as my brain. I put calendar events, tasks to accomplish, and phone numbers into my phone so I don't need to remember them. I can always look them up at the appropriate time. Do you remember back in the day when you had to remember people's phone numbers? I can still remember phone numbers of … [Read more...] about The Memorization Challenge
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Questions about Fasting
I have received some questions about fasting. So I thought I would take some time to address some of those questions today. How long should I fast? One of the questions is about how long I should fast. If you have never fasted, consider fasting for one meal. Eat breakfast in the morning. Break open up God's Word and feast on the words of Scripture at lunchtime while … [Read more...] about Questions about Fasting
Growing in the Discipline of Reading
What was the last book you read? In our world where video screens are everywhere, reading has become a lost art. There is more that is being written than every before, but less of it is being read than ever before. But here is a secret - in a world of non-readers, reading will give you an advantage over your non-reading peers. Leaders are readers and readers are leaders. It … [Read more...] about Growing in the Discipline of Reading
Reasons for Fasting
We have been talking about Spiritual Disciplines. Fasting is a spiritual discipline. Earlier, I had shared that we don't talk about much it in the church. Neither do we practice it much. But fasting is a discipline which has been a part of the Christian faith since the very beginning. The season of Lent is approaching. Ash Wednesday is now less than two weeks away. This is a … [Read more...] about Reasons for Fasting
Going Deeper with Prayer
We continue our discussion from last week on the spiritual disciplines. Prayer is an essential spiritual discipline. There are so many facets of prayer. Entire books are written on the subject. You could make prayer a lifelong study and never get past the basics. There is a vast sea of knowledge and wisdom about it. The more you learn about it, the more you learn you don't … [Read more...] about Going Deeper with Prayer