Fasting—it's been a buzzword in the wellness industry for years now. I think I know at least one in three people who are doing intermittent fasting, a way of resting your digestive system from solid ...

... by combining that period of fasting with prayer and time in God’s Word, you will find a degree of peace and freedom from the pressing demands of this world; and ...

You choose: Will it be the pain of discipline or the pain of regret? One yields a sense of extreme fulfillment; the other, a lingering sense of defeat. Ironically, we pray for God to heal when we ...

Fasting during Lent represents one of Christianity’s most profound spiritual disciplines, with roots extending deep into biblical traditions. Though not explicitly outlined in scripture, this practice ...

About one third of the Americans who will die this year from various types of cancer; will die due to their own behavior. Smoking, over eating and drinking, and physical inactivity will do them in.

Tariq Ramadan states: “The philosophy of fasting calls upon us to know ourselves, to master ourselves, and to discipline ourselves; the better to free ourselves. To fast is to identify our ...

Fasting is a powerful tool for breaking free from destructive habits and experiencing true spiritual breakthroughs. It’s about choosing the pain of discipline over ...

Abstaining from eating confronts the cultural lies we believe about our bodies. I stood frozen in the cereal aisle. On either side of me were thousands of boxes and bags of breakfast grains stretched ...

(RNS) — Muslims around the world are celebrating Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and a time for spiritual reflection, humility and prayer. The holiday is marked by fasting from ...

Spiritual and religious practices vary around the world. Some activities, such as prayer, are widespread across many societies. Other practices, such as fasting and lighting incense or candles, are ...