God's Chosen Fast
A Spiritual and Practical Guide to Fasting

A classic work from the 1960s and one of the founding figures of British 'restorationism'. It's a good book, and the context helps to explain my one issue with it. Wallis spends this short book outlining numerous Biblical reasons to fast, peppered with a few stories from recent church history of the......more

The Bible says "when you fast," not "if you fast." The author talks at length about not making health concerns an issue in fasting, saying that fasting is actually healthy. Then in the questions at the end, he responds that it's not recommended that diabetics fast. However, he also indicate there ar......more

Had this book on my shelf for about five years before I finally picked it up, but it came at a great time in my life. Overall this book was kinda a toss up for me. There’s essentially two “parts” in this book, (although Wallis doesn’t necessarily segment the book that way, it’s more of a naturally s......more

I read this book in preparation for and at the beginning of participation in a 21-day partial fast with a local church. The partial fast is from meats and sweets. This book was helpful in describing different types of fasts, the reason for fasting, and different things to expect while fasting. The t......more

This pamphlet/short book on fasting has been really helpful as Josh and I have been learning about how to make fasting part of our life (shout out Practicing the Way!). He writes really clearly and concisely, emphasizing what the Bible says about fasting.......more