Is it a sin if you get thirsty on the Day of Atonement? Is it a sin if you hunger on that day or any other day? If you answered “no” to any of those questions, then why would it have been wrong for Jesus to have turned stones into…
[This is a republish of an article I originally published 16 Nov 2010, with slight edits, due to the fact that some people are intent upon rewriting history.] An anonymous comment recently asked if I had read the posting by Abigail Cartwright of “Review of Paper ‘Fasting, Prayer and the…
[This is a republish of an article I originally published 16 Nov 2010, with slight edits, due to the fact that some people are intent upon rewriting history.] An anonymous comment recently asked if I had read the posting by Abigail Cartwright of “Review of Paper ‘Fasting, Prayer and the…
Proclamation for a New England Fast Day 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. ~ Ps 10:4 We have often heard that the main reason for fasting is to humble one’s self before God in order to…