myopic pilgrim

of Fasting and Feasting

The first part dealt mostly with fasting. And if you’re fasting from something then you better be feasting on something else to sustain you. If you’re not careful to choose on purpose, you may end up feasting on something you don’t want in you.

Feasting

Some people just make a concerted effort to pray, which is great. If you do this, I suggest keeping a journal of some kind if you don’t already to help you focus your efforts. Otherwise you can can some help directing your devotions. Even if you’re not fasting, these are still good resources for the season. Read the rest of this entry »

or Fasting and Feasting

This probably should be titled, “How I Celebrate Lent as a Christian.” It’s how I prepare and anticipate Easter to help Christians who are already down with Lent. My impression is not many evangelical Christians are. (Here’s a scientifical chart). I’m not going to address why Christians could or should celebrate Lent if it’s a meaningless tradition invented by a pope (it’s neither meaningless nor papal).

Fasting

The idea of fasting isn’t for self-flagellation. Read the rest of this entry »

My wife was inspired to support March of Dimes. Wait there’s more

Remember that no matter what you give up for Lent, you don’t fast on Sundays because that is a day of celebration. Buying sugary coffee drinks isn’t on the list, but that’s what I’m doing.

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I was looking for examples of iambic pentameter when I posted an Outgoing Message Sonnet for my voice mail’s outgoing message. I found John Donne’s poem, Batter My Heart. I ask you this, does Donne go too far?

Take me to you, imprison me, for I,
Except you enthrall me, never shall be free,
Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.

And you thought today’s “Jesus is my boyfriend” worship songs were inappropriate. Read the rest of this entry »