Media Fast

I am embarking on a 45 day electronic media fast, lasting from November 1st to December 15th. This will coincide with a portion of the Eastern Orthodox Nativity fast. I feel called during this period to refrain from:

TV
movies
the radio
music, with the exception of that which is performed in person
the Internet, excluding school-related research and university email

Because of the appeal for help with Urbana fundraising which I posted, I will continue to check my Yahoo email account in case someone responds, but only for that purpose.

The telephone is permitted, as are newspapers, books, and magazines.

I am engaging in this fast because I feel called to listen during this time, to eliminate distractions and all the things I use to try and fill the emptiness inside of me apart from God. I want to focus on discipline, on giving my attention to the tasks at hand, on doing my duty. So often I try and escape reality through entertainment. I want to be renewed, recreated. I want to look only to God to fill my inner longings and hunger. I want to engage with Him and the people around me. I want to listen. I want to be faithful, not running after idols. I want to end the harlotry of my heart.