Tag Archives: Carbon Fast

Lent Carbon Fast (Days 1 – 6)

The flowing entry describes some of the steps I’m taking to participate in the Carbon Fast for Lent.
1. Coffee Mug at Work.
I’d been meaning to bring a ceramic coffee mug to work for a while. I usually drink my morning coffee out of a large travel mug. A couple days a week, I either drink my [...]

Lent and the Carbon Fast

I’ve been thinking about Lent and why people “give things up for Lent.”
Immediately before beginning his ministry, Jesus wandered in the desert.  For forty days and nights, He fasted.  In the desert, He endured and resisted repeated temptation by the devil.  First, the devil tempted Jesus to turn stones into bread.  Next, the devil tempted [...]