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I’m pleased to feature my friend and author, Katherine Pasour, as my guest on CarlaGPollard.com. I think you’ll find her teaching on fasting helpful and insightful as we celebrate this Christmas season and move forward into a New Year. As you’ll read, fasting can be more than abstaining from food. Here is Katherine’s article, “Fast during holidays? Say it isn’t so!” Food has been an important aspect of holidays and celebrations for thousands of years. If you’re like me, this holiday season will include many opportunities to consume tasty holiday meals and treats. So why would anyone consider fasting during holidays? C. Robert Marsh1 defines fastingRead More →

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“All night long on my bed I looked for the one my heart loves; I looked for him but did not find him. I will get up now and go about the city, through its streets and squares; I will search for the one my heart loves” SOS 3:1-2 (NIV). Two and half years ago, I stepped on a plane headed for Fortaleza, Brazil. The inner-city is held hostage by drugs, crime and poverty. The trip reached far outside my comfort zone. But I went with a purpose. That purpose was to make a difference for Jesus. My heart has been burdened for quite aRead More →