Product Description

Pastor-scholar John Piper invites the reader to sharpen his or her appetite for God by turning away from the dulling effects of food and the dangers of idolatry and draw closer to God through simple fasting with accompanying prayer.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7149 in Books
• Published on: 1997-07-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780891079668
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

Great Book on Fasting for the Glory of God
This is an excellent book on christian fasting. Through careful and cogent analysis of the Bible, Piper shows: (1) fasting has a long and righteous history with Christians; (2) fasting can reveal things that are in our hearts and that control us; (3) fasting is an important spiritual discipline that draws us closer to God and glorifies Him; (4) fasting (along with prayer) is one of the most effective ways of showing God our "hunger" for Him; and (5) fasting for the right reasons will bring us immeasurable gifts from our Father. Piper explains that understanding the teachings of Isaiah 58 holds the key to fasting for the glory of God. We fast as an offering of emptiness to God in hope. It signifies our utter helplessness and total dependence on God. Read this book and add fasting to your arsenal of spiritual disciplines to live and grow in the kingdom of heaven.

Takes on a topic that we seem to "fast" from...
I appreciate the forthrightness with which Piper divides the Word or Truth in each and every one of his works. "A Hunger for God" is no exception. In this book, which continues to build on Piper's idea that our "duty" as Christians is to delight ourselves in intimacy with our Heavenly Father, he speaks of the power of prayer and fasting-- and how these disciplines which seem to be so tedious, so difficult, so "duty" like actually release some of the greatest freedom and joy we can experience in this life.

Read it along with Dallas Willard's "Spirit of the Disciplines" and/ or Richard Foster's "Celebration of Disciplines."

poignant and encouraging; makes me yearn for God even more!
John Piper does a great job of describing what fasting is, and what it isn't. He is very encouraging in the way he draws us to want more of God - it's a heart issue, so much more than not eating. I heartily recommend this book.