How Much Should Christians Care About Health and Fitness?

While the problems of the evangelical Purity Movement have been well documented, one of its biggest errors was promoting a non-theological account of modesty focused almost exclusively on behaviors. With few exceptions, modesty was largely cast as the responsibility of women to avoid certain dress code […]

With the greatest humility, in an attitude of wonder and praise, we should contemplate the spirit-in-our-bones and these God-given souls. Your existence is a wonder.

You might not realize it. But the way you think about yourself, and act out those thoughts, has likely been influenced by a too-low view of the body common in the world today. Given its emphasis on bodily pleasure and appearance, it seems counterintuitive that worldliness demeans the human body.

Remember: the spiritual disciplines are not about perfection, but about praise and adoration for the one who loves us unfailingly.