The funeral was yesterday. Over 200 people came to celebrate, laugh and cry with us as we shared stories and values about my grandmother, Josephine. Her mom died giving birth when Josephine was 11 and her father left them during the great depression. At age 15 my grandmother had to take care of her whole [...]

Dave Ramsey’s Book The Total Money Makeover continues to state that financially “If you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else.” The same goes with our life in God.

Yesterday afternoon my Grandma Blanc passed away. She was 94 years old. My 98 year old grandpa was there by her side. Expressing his gratefulness that he was able to be with her all the way to the end. My wife and I are flying to Colorado tomorrow to help with family and funeral matters. [...]

Do protein shakes & juices actally make you more hungry? Shakes and Juices keep your stomach active and so it keeps telling you that it is hungry. However, hunger pains when fasting are not a sign that you are starving. They are mostly an illusion and a result of the way we have ‘conditioned’ our [...]

I went through some of the comments in the Fears About Fasting post and summed a few of them up. It is now time to address some fears and obstacles that hinder us from fasting. I’m just hitting two right now, I’ll hit some more later.

I very rarely have to deal with stress, but this past week has been an exception: 1) My wife and I painted our house. I spent 45-some-odd hours over the weekend on an extension ladder holding a power washer or a paint sprayer, and boy are my arms tired. 2) I have been prepping for [...]

The first time I chose to fast was almost 6 years ago. I was new at IHOP and decided I would fast every Sunday. I remember after that first day, I went to bed and I was starving. In fact I felt so hungry I wanted to cry. I felt like I was torturing my [...]

This weekend I asked about any fears you have towards fasting and I saw quite a few common fears that I would suspect many more people have. So to add to what we started I would like to know any questions you have about fasting. In-between now and May 29th I’ll be addressing those fears [...]

In light of Robin’s comment I wanted to use the survey this weekend to de-mistify some of our fears about fasting. Your fear may be legit or it may be goofy, but just get them out there. Often, just admitting the fear helps us realize how odd it is.