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Deeper Faith: Fasting
Today's Christian Woman focuses on spiritual disciplines and practices to help you go deeper in your faith
Many of us think about fasting in terms of giving up food every once in a while for a really serious reason. And yet, biblical characters and our church mothers and fathers discovered a great power by fasting regularly. Here we look at fasting in terms of voluntarily denying or abstaining from a need, want, or desire (food, television, the Internet, etc.) to focus more clearly and intensely on connecting with God in a deeper, more profound way.
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