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Re: Media Fast
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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth
Interesting. Because it's everywhere. Some a week. Some 2. Some a month.
My pastor hasn't mentioned it. But, then again, he's a media junkie... so he probably won't.  |
I have no idea whether it was passed down from the UPC headquarters or not, but either way, I think it's a good idea. People need to remind themselves and their brains that technology is a luxury, not a necessity. ...like a food fast reminds our bodies that we won't be ruled by our stomachs. Our church does a month long "fast" in March with each week of the month dedicated to a different kind of fasting. 1 week is a technology fast. Personally, I look forward to the week of no tv, video, video games, extraneous computer use, texting, etc.
I wish people would make Sundays technology-free days. IMO, families would benefit on several levels.
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abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
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