Review: Great concepts, poor theology
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2014
The author explains how eating fruits, vegetables, grains, and other natural foods is a healthy and God-honoring way to care for our bodies and maintain our energy. As one who has lives very naturally and as much as possible without the processed foods so common these days, I completely agree and truly appreciate this author's presentation of the topic. At the same time, however, I believe it is deceptive to label this lifestyle "the Daniel fast" without a deeper study of what fasting truly is and how Daniel and the Hebrews in exile glorified the Lord in their eating and prayer habits. In particular, it would have been more helpful to read an explanation of the two different times Daniel was abstaining from certain foods and how that does or does not relate to our eating habits. [For example, the Hebrews kept themselves from the king's unclean royal food because it had been offered to idols and Daniel actually gave up food at times to pray and beg for the Lord's pardon.] Overall, it is a good book and reminder of how important it is to not only eat healthfully at times but how to glorify the Lord through the care and preservation of our bodies, and with those theological considerations and explanations where necessary, could become even more powerful for the everyday believer.I received a free download of this book in exchange for an honest review.