Hi, I'm Susie Larson. Thanks for listening to this podcast from Susie Larson Live.

This is an encore presentation of Susie Larson Live.

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your faith walk the deep in your understanding of God's word and that heightens your awareness

of his very real presence in your life you know it word and that heightens your awareness of his very real

presence in your life. You know, it's just so easy to go through the motions. It's too easy to

fast chocolate during the Lenton season and never think about the purpose behind the fast.

But when we engage our hearts, we consider our Savior, our feasting and our fasting,

they take on a whole new meaning.

We get to talk to one of my favorite authors today.

Dr. Alicia Britt Scholle joins me to talk about her stunning book, 40 days of decrease, a different kind of hunger, a different kind of fast.

Kevin, I go through this book every Lenton season, but the thing is you could go through this book any time of the year because it's just a time to just zero in on the things of God. And you're not going to believe some of the fasts that Alicia suggests. And we'll walk through some of them. But it's just a brilliant, amazing book. I was so looking forward to my conversation with Alicia today.

Unfortunately, she was called away to a family emergency she needed to tend to. So we decided to

re-air my previous conversation with her about her book, 40 Days of Decrease, a different

kind of hunger, a different kind of fast. It really is one of the best

Lenton books I have ever read. Kevin, I go through it every year together. And I'm thankful to tell

you that we've got five copies to give away today. You can text the word book to get in on the

drawing, 877-933-2484. She's somebody, she's like a modern-day C.S. Lewis. You're going to want to lean in and listen as she

speaks because her words just really pack a punch. Dr. Alicia writes this. What if your family fasted

denial? What if your friends fasted comparison? What if your generation fasted escapism? What if your church fasted spectatorship? Such heart

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