40 Days of Decrease: A Different Kind of Hunger. A Different Kind of Fast. 9780718076603

What if you fasted regret?What if your friends fasted comparison?What if your generation fasted escapism?What if your community fasted spectatorship?Such heart-fasts could trigger a spiritual revolution!Via readings, refection questions, daily fasts, ancient quotes, and more, this is the dream of 40 Days of Decrease: A Different Kind of Hunger. A Different Kind of Fast.Every day offers a meaningful consideration of Jesus’ journey and then invites readers into a daily fast of heart-clutter, the stuff that sticks to our souls and weighs us down. You can begin your forty-day journey any time of the year, but you may find it especially meaningful as a Lenten preparation to live in awe of Jesus’ resurrection. Each daily, 1000-word entry will includea devotional based on Jesus’ cross-ward life;a reflection question to guide journaling or group discussion;a heart fast to inspire a tangible response;a thought-provoking Lenten quote;an optional sidebar into the historical development of Lent.a