Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Christians throughout Scripture fasted before missionary journeys, fasted when appointing elders, fasted in seasons of repentance. Jesus himself assumed his disciples would do it. So why does this ancient, expected discipline feel like a strange, forgotten thing to modern believers? Wes and Marcus start this episode with a confession: neither of them fasts the way Scripture and the early church clearly modeled. They trace fasting from the Old Testament through the Didache, and wrestle with why it quietly disappeared somewhere between the Reformation and our productivity-obsessed, consumeristic culture. Along the way, they connect fasting to Sabbath, embodiment, posture in prayer, and why it actually helps Christians love like Jesus. This one is convicting.
Links and Resources
The Didache (newadvent.org/fathers/0714.htm)
Extended Free Trial of Logos Bible Study Software (logos.com/radicallychristian)
Books by Wes McAdams (radicallychristian.com/p/books-by-wes-mcadams)
VidAngel Special Offer (vidangel.com/?promo_code=radically)
Christians throughout Scripture fasted before missionary journeys, fasted when appointing elders, fasted in seasons of repentance. Jesus himself assumed his disciples would do it. So why does this ancient, expected discipline feel like a strange, forgotten thing to modern believers? Wes and Marcus start this episode with a confession: neither of them fasts the way Scripture and the early church clearly modeled. They trace fasting from the Old Testament through the Didache, and wrestle with why it quietly disappeared somewhere between the Reformation and our productivity-obsessed, consumeristic culture. Along the way, they connect fasting to Sabbath, embodiment, posture in prayer, and why it actually helps Christians love like Jesus. This one is convicting.
Links and Resources
The Didache (newadvent.org/fathers/0714.htm)
Extended Free Trial of Logos Bible Study Software (logos.com/radicallychristian)
Books by Wes McAdams (radicallychristian.com/p/books-by-wes-mcadams)
VidAngel Special Offer (vidangel.com/?promo_code=radically)
