Contact: Ginger Kolbaba, Christianity Today International, 630-260-6200
CAROL STREAM, Ill., Sept. 9 /Christian Newswire/ -- The September issue of the Kyria digizine, available today, helps women understand the role of fasting in satisfying our hunger and thirst for God.
Editor Ginger Kolbaba says, "This month's issue of the Kyria digizine is on the spiritual discipline of fasting -- the practice of voluntarily denying ourselves something for a specific time for a spiritual purpose. We want this issue to help women pursue the satisfaction and freedom that only God can give when they engage in prayer and fasting."
Featured is an interview with Alise Barrymore, co-founding pastor of The Emmaus Community in the suburbs of Chicago. Barrymore says that fasting is important for disciplining our bodies and stilling our minds to draw near to God with vulnerability and dependence. "Fasting for a specific reason helps us open our hearts to God, to begin to want what he wants."
A portion of the Kyria digizine is free access and open to everyone. The September issue features the following articles:
More Than a Meal
Pastor Alise Barrymore discusses the freedom of fasting and how it feeds our hunger for righteousness.
Interview by LaTonya Taylor
Why Fast?
What we gain when we deny ourselves
By Richard Foster
I Hated Fasting
I was sure giving up food would only make me grumpy, not holy.
By Ben Patterson
The Holy Diet
Be honest: Do we really fast for spiritual growth, or do we want the added reward of slimming our thighs?
By JoHannah Reardon
To see the September 2010 issue of the Kyria digizine in its entirety, become a member of Kyria.com here:
http://kyria.com/membership/
The October 2010 issue will be on the topic of silence and solitude and will feature an interview with Brenda Jank and articles by Tracy Balzer and JoHannah Reardon.
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