Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Forty Days

Today is T-minus forty days till my book, In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day releases on October 1, 2006. I feel like the release of the book marks a new chapter and a new ministry in a sense. Whenever I'm facing a new challenge or a new season I follow the example Jesus set with forty days of prayer and fasting.

I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm less spiritual than Jesus :) I'm not going to fast food for forty days. I am fasting a variety of things and adding some new twists on some old spiritual disciplines.

posted by Mark Batterson at 12:00 AM  7 comments

7 Comments:

At August 22, 2006 12:18 PM, Blogger Ms. Genevieve said...

I am completely intrigued by the notion of fasting something other than food. (As a diabetic, the idea of going on a food fast scares me a little). Can you speak more about what it is you will be doing?

 
At August 22, 2006 12:20 PM, Blogger Mark Batterson said...

I've fasted TV and coke before. I think it's giving something up that frees you up to focus on God. I really like fasting diversity. Food is a great way to fast. But some of my most meaningful fasts have involved TV :) Maybe that's just me.

PM

 
At August 22, 2006 12:23 PM, Blogger kiltsandthistles said...

congrats on the book!! How exciting is that!?!?

Thanks for sharing about the fasting. I hadn't really thought about it in that sense before. I like the idea of fasting something, so that when you desire it, you instead turn your focus on God.

 
At August 22, 2006 1:49 PM, Blogger CMC said...

Thats one of the reasons im looking forward to heading to canada next week, to fast my computer and my mobile phone..

about the book, is it gonna be available in the UK?

 
At August 22, 2006 2:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm not 100% sure about bookstores in the UK. Definitely online stores like amazon.com and barnes and noble.

Mark

 
At August 22, 2006 4:16 PM, Blogger Chris Jarrell said...

Pastor Mark-

I am really looking forward to the book. I know it will be absolutely awesome.

I am all for the fast of something other than food. :-) j/k Actually, I do the same thing. The hardest thing to fast is the computer, more specifically the internet.

Anyways, I am really excited for you and celebrate this awesome accomplishment in your life.

Chris J.

 
At August 22, 2006 5:04 PM, Blogger Mark Batterson said...

Chris,

Just don't fast my blog :)

Mark

 

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