Fasting confirms our utter dependence upon God by finding in Him a source of sustenance beyond food.
Dallas WillardThe ultimate freedom we have as human beings is the power to select what we will allow or require our minds to dwell upon.
Dallas WillardMany people get what they need from church attendance because the Word is preached, and the rituals are carried on, and God works, but it's drift more than anything else. And that's why the churches keep reaching for some programmatic formula that will make people come and give money. It's just really very sad.
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