“It all comes down to this: Your wholeness is more about the health of your attachments than the hellishness of your adventures. Any reprieve or comfort from pain . . . is only for a fleeting moment till we crave a hit of more. The reorienting truth is this: Relationship is the only rewarding reality […]
“Our health and wellness don’t move from the outside in, but from the inside out.”- Judah Smith As Judah Smith continues Chapter 1 of How’s Your Soul?, he notes that our physical bodies, bank accounts, vehicles, and families get regular attention. However, we rarely, if ever, focus on our souls. Routine soul checkups?- almost nonexistent. […]
“Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.”- 3 John 1:2 (ESV) In Chapter 1 (“Home Sweet Home”) of How’s Your Soul?, Judah Smith informs us that, while he loves arriving, he despises traveling. Unfortunately, Pastor Smith quips, […]
When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”- John 5:6 Mark Batterson begins Chapter 11 (“Self-Fulfilling Prophecies”) of The Grave Robber by reporting that, in November of 2004, a group of elite medical researchers met at […]