fasting

I have heard many say that they were going to "fast" from Facebook (or similar things). I thought that Tim Challies had a good response - as well as a good overview of fasting (understanding that he is probably aiming at the broadly evangelical church, as opposed to presenting a comprehensive...

I was reading Calvin's understanding on the nature of fasting, and it caused me to rethink my own thinking of fasting. I was always under the impression that biblical fasting generally involved abstinence from food completely for a given time period. Any thoughts? Resources on this particular...