40 Days of Decrease: A Different Kind of Hunger. a Different Kind of Fast.

n nWhat if you fasted regret? nWhat if your friends fasted comparison? nWhat if your generation fasted escapism? nWhat if your community fasted spectatorship?n Such heart-fasts could trigger a spiritual revolution nVia readings, refection questions, daily fasts, ancient quotes, and more, this is the dream of 40 Days of Decrease: A Different Kind of Hunger. A Different Kind of Fast.n nEvery day offers a meaningful consideration of Jesus' journey and then invites readers into a daily fast of heart-clutter, the stuff that sticks to our souls and weighs us down. n nYou can begin your forty-day journey any time of the year, but you may find it especially meaningful as a Lenten preparation to live in awe of Jesus' resurrection. n Each daily, 1000-word entry will include n- a devotional based on Jesus' cross-ward life; n- a reflection question to guide journaling or group discussion; n- a heart fast to inspire a tangible response; n- a thought-provoking Lenten quote; n- an optional sidebar into the historical development of Lent. n- a suggested reading that takes you from John 12 to John 21 n- journaling space for reflection nIn the same way self cannot satisfy self no matter how long it feasts, self cannot starve self no matter how long it fasts. Decrease--like increase--is only holy when its destination is love. n nWe thin our lives to thicken our communion with God.n Dare to live awed by Christ's resurrection nIntuitive, prophetic, and profoundly inspiring, calling forth a revolution of soul health, stirring our passion to know Jesus more.n n--DARLENE ZSCHECH, Composer, Worship Leader, Pastor, and Speakern nGod has sounded a clear chor d of revelation through Alicia Chole. God uses her to lovingly guide the reader into recognizing His presence, purpose, and power in times of necessary loss.n n--DR. CLAUDE R. ALEXANDER, JR., Lead Pastor of The Park Baptist Church, Charlotte, NCn n n n n