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Breaking a Fast without Losing your Breakfast

January 16, 2010

Ironically our word “breakfast” means “the conclusion of fasting since the previous day’s last meal.” However, not eating from the previous day’s dinner and not eating any food for say, 10 days takes on a little different meaning. I was in my 20s the very first time I did a week-long “water only fast.” When I ended that fast, I gorged myself on the largest chicken fried steak dinner I could find. Needless to say, I spent many hours in the bathroom and was sick for days thereafter. I don’t recommend this method, so let’s talk about better ways of transitioning out of a fast.

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01/13/10: Straight Lines from Crooked Sticks

January 14, 2010

I’ve been doing lots of fasting and praying this month as I usually do at the beginning of the year. This evening, I am praying for Haitian people as 100,000 are believed to be killed by one of the deadliest earthquakes of our time. The world needs to help out and work together to send [...]

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10/05/08: Personal Fred #4: Five Fasting Thoughts

October 5, 2008

“Fred, I noticed you just completed a 10-day fast. Why did you do that and what did you learn?”Well that is an excellent question and I have certainly gotten a lot of emails, Twitters, and Facebook questions about fasting. Here are my answers in a top five fashion. 1. Scripture Says Do It; Many Biblical [...]

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