During Lent, fasting should be 'personal,' insists California faith leader: 'It's between you and God'
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During Lent, many Christians opt to fast from food or another behavior. Dan A. Biddle, Ph.D., told Fox News Digital some tips on how to make a fruitful fast.
"Lent comes from the Latin term Quadragesima, which means ‘Fortieth,’" Biddle said. The length of the season is a reference to the 40-day period that Jesus Christ spent in the desert, fasting and resisting temptation by Satan. "Your Father, who sees what you have done in secret, will reward you." Christine Rousselle is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
Based in Folsom, California, Biddle is executive producer of "The Ark and the Darkness: Unearthing the Mystery of Noah's Flood" and is president of Genesis Apologetics.
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