Meat, Mercy, and Christian Freedom: What the Bible Really Says about Eating Meat. Some Christians argue that the “ideal” diet was set in Genesis 1, when God gave plants for food, and that we should therefore return to a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle. Others point to Jesus and the apostles and wonder how such a claim fits with the rest of Scripture. What does the Bible actually teach?

FASTING: A BIBLICAL PRACTICE OF HUNGER FOR GOD. Fasting is one of the most misunderstood and under-practiced disciplines in the modern Christian life. Though often associated with asceticism or legalism, biblical fasting is neither starvation nor self-punishment. It is a discipline of the spirit—a hunger for God that surpasses physical needs.