Episode 7: A Different Kind of Fasting

Mindfulness+ with Thomas McConkie by Thomas McConkie

Mar 30, 202529:45Religion & Spirituality

Most people in the Christian world are familiar with the spiritual discipline of fasting. We abstain from food and drink for a designated time to draw our hearts closer to God. But what about letting the faculties of our...

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