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Bible Study

Fasting and prayer: what the Bible says and how churches fast

Fasting appears throughout the Bible with almost no instructions attached. Here is what the texts actually say, how Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and Pentecostal practice differs, and who should not fast.

Grace Whitfield ·

Bible Study

Novena, rosary, free prayer, liturgy: how Christians pray

Catholics, Orthodox, mainline Protestants and Pentecostals all pray, and they do it in visibly different ways. Here is what each tradition actually practises, where they overlap, and where they disagree.

Grace Whitfield ·