On Fasting & Feasting

Happy New Year! Are you bombarded by messages about how to make this year the best one yet? Are you struggling with the siren call of new dietary plans? Instead, let’s consider the rhythms of fasting and feasting built into the church calendar. They just might help us enter the new year in celebration rather than shame.


After you've listened to the episode, use these discussion questions to reflect further. Consider discussing them around the table with a friend or two.

How can you commit to celebrating the gifts of God this year–including food and your body?

What would it look like to resist shame this January?


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