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Giving Up Facebook for Lent
Orginally published on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 7:49 AM
by Todd Rhoades
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Post Your Comments:It certainly seems to have become somewhat of a trend…
http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com
http://www.flowerdust.net
Now this guy. MMI picked this story up. The Out of Ur blog picked up Anne Jackson’s fast.
I don’t have any plans to give up facebook or blogging for lent, but I think if Facebook has become a preoccupation and giving it up for lent helps a person focus on loving God and loving others then I’m all for it.
- Paul
I wonder if this guy will give up YouTube too?
I didn’t hear any convicting reasons with this vlogger’s post when it comes to faith, aside from, “So you can remember what Jesus went through.” He seems to do it out of a loose religious persuasion and for the sake of a challenge, especially in light of his other Lent fastings in the past.
I would use this as an example of why it is so important to teach biblically about the concept of fasting and its use and purpose.
But, hey, if you can abstain from Facebook to draw closer to God in a truly biblical way, more power to you.
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CS
I would like for people to take a better look at Lent and its traditional practices. There are actually 46-ish days between Ashe Wednesday and Holy Saturday. The six Sundays in Lent are not counted among the forty days because each Sunday represents a “mini-Easter”, a celebration of Jesus’ victory over sin and death and the participant is to enjoy that which he has given up.
Hope this helps.
I don’t think people who advertise their fast have a fundamental understanding of what they are doing. How else can you explain this broadcasting of motives and intentions. If your going to fast something you should do it withut letting anyone know about it ANYONE. Of course people following these twitters, blogs and facebook will notice the absence and figure it out.
Same thing for Churches who practically do press releases/ conferences to let people know what they are doing regarding service projects.
Don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing… right?
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