“So,” you ask, “does the law contradict God’s promise?” Absolutely not! Never was there written a law that could lead to resurrection and life; if there had been, then surely we could have experienced saving righteousness through keeping the law. But we haven’t. ~ Galatians […]
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Eventually
The “diet” began at age thirteen with diet pills, I meandered through “chubby” clothes the 1/2 tag, slacks wearing out first at the inner thighs, chiding comments from Mother and others, called in Red Rover by the description, “Let Fat […]
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I’ve eaten all my life, hungry or not. Food is more than nourishment of body but a comfort when afraid, a solace for insults suffered, a way to rejoice, a remedy to placate guilt when I act without thinking through […]
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A month of fasting. My guess is this would be tough for compulsive eaters. Both not eating during days and the idea of making it up come sundown. That feeds both major obsessions, anorexia and bingeing. I decided once to […]
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