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Physical Fitness

Being Skinny Is Not a Christian Virtue

Finding the right motivations for caring for our bodies.

God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Body

It includes sex, diet, and sports—but so much more.

Chasing Methuselah

Exercise, technology, and diet help us live longer than ever. Should those who look to eternal life care?

Sport Is More Than Play

A response to Shirl Hoffman's "Fanatics."

The Joy of Sports

There are a lot of Christian athletes who care about the Cross, the gospel, humility, joy, and sanctification.

Stay in the Struggle

I suspect that God's design is for us to conduct our analysis in the very throes of competition.

Amen, and a Foul

It is important to distinguish between individuals in sports and the system of sports. Both are broken due to the Fall.

Sports Fanatics

How Christians have succumbed to the sports culture—and what might be done about it.

Matter Matters

Lessons learned between the couch and a 10k race.

Caring for the Caregivers

Studies suggest that pastors' health declines are a church problem.

Walking in Faith

Walking as spiritual practice.

Man Up, Christians

Resisting the health and longevity gospel.

Losing It on TV

Ruby Gettinger, a Sunday school teacher in Georgia who weighed 700 pounds, battles her obesity — and leans on God — on national television.

Q+A: Bryan Clay  Subscriber access only

Clay, a decathlete, won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics. The Azusa Pacific graduate is now aiming for gold at the Beijing Games.

The Excitement of Hope  Subscriber access only

Olympians have something to teach us about this cardinal virtue.

Take a Pass on Yoga

How can I support a practice that is targeting the young and the weak?

Yes to Yoga

Can a Christian breathe air that has been offered to idols?

The Weigh and the Truth

Christian dieting programs—like Gwen Shamblin's Weigh Down Diet—help believers pray off the pounds. But what deeper messages are they sending about faith and fitness?

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