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The Holy Spirit and Healing – Matthew 18:20

Over the weekend I helped my wife, Janice, host a conference for Christian Life Coaches that have been through her Certified Professional Life Coach training. The theme of the conference was – Building...

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Are You Spiritually Fit for Eternity in Heaven?

I have a few friends who have a deadly cancer. So, for these past few weeks, I’ve been reflecting a lot on the importance of the condition of one’s spirit as it relates to one’s eternal destiny. My...

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Strip Off Your ‘Weight’– Hebrews 12:1-2 – Weekly Health Devotional

Because I have a fitness background – professionally as well as personally – I have long-enjoyed the following verse: Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of...

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Chronic Stress Can Lead to High Cholesterol. How Your Faith Can Help.

In the Health Section of today’s Wall Street Journal, there is an informative article, Stress Raises Cholesterol More Than You Think.  I’ve long understood this and have tried to educate others on this...

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God Wants To Relieve Your Burdens and Stress – Psalm 46:1

Trouble, conflict and stressors of all types can limit your effectiveness to serve God. In the short term, these things can frazzle and limit you. Over time, chronic stress, worries, fear and conflict...

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Caring for My Body, The Holy Spirit’s Temple

This guest blog post was written by Lauren Varney, a participant in the current Faith and Health Ambassador Course.  She captured her thoughts as a sort of journal as she was engaging with an...

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The Cross, Jesus’ Blood and Your Body

Each year during Holy Week I feel inspired to write a post about the significance of what Jesus did on the Cross and what it means to us. Each of us, by virtue of the sins of the first man and woman –...

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What Rewards Will Jesus Give You for How You’ve Cared for Your Body?

Will God someday judge – and reward you accordingly – as to how you cared for your body during your life on earth? I believe He might. This is a topic I’ve never explored or written about, but it came...

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Sin and Pain – Psalm 38:7

Sometimes when I sin my body has a physical reaction. Are you aware if this happens to you? Have you connected these dots? In the past my lower back has become severely tight with pain after I’ve...

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Scripture Written as an Affirmation – Ephesians 3:16-21

I have previously written about the value of writing and speaking aloud affirmations using scripture – scripture that is read from a first person perspective. This is helpful because when we make God’s...

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A Healthy Body – Weekly Health Devotional

Take a good, long look at yourself. What is your attitude about your body. How concerned are you with healthy eating and regular exercise? These are important questions that many believers never ask...

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How to Experience God’s Power and Grace

Recently I’ve been more greatly appreciating the significance of God’s grace and how it applies to my life. About two months ago, I signed up to receive an email devotional written by John Piper...

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Lies of Satan, False Beliefs and Your Health

Lies and false beliefs can derail us from living an abundant life. These are part of the impact of original sin and a type of ‘stress’ that messes up God’s design for perfect wellness for us each. One...

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Wind, Rain and Stress – Matthew 7:24-27

It’s Friday afternoon as I write this and it’s pouring down rain here in the Carolinas. Many of you live in the Eastern states so you’ll also experience the rains and winds of the Hermine storm that is...

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How to Exercise Your Will and Experience an Abundant Life

A book that I have read and referred back to many times over the last dozen years is The Spiritual Man, by Watchman Nee. It’s available on Amazon but also free as a pdf which can be downloaded and...

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Your Body, God’s Temple. Motivation to Care for It.

You may be familiar with the verse in the Bible that tells us that our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. “Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and...

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Pain, Health and Sin – What the Bible Says

Sin, pain and health.  There is a connection, often.  The Bible makes this very clear. Please understand, I’m not saying that health issues are always the result of sin. But unconfessed sin can...

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How to Grocery Shop & Select Healthy Foods With God’s Help

Shop with the Holy Spirit Your day to day eating, or diet, actually begins with the choices you make at the grocery story.  The degree to which you eat in a healthy way at home is largely determined by...

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Rest. Honor the Sabbath – A Healthy Habit – Mark 2:27

Are you challenged by resting and slowing down? The first thought that flows up into my mind from my spirit is that we may have trouble resting because we think we have to be busy, busy, busy because...

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Emotional Eating – Dealing With Emotions in a Biblical Way

Emotional eating is an issue many of us struggle with. A healthy habit, that we address in the PathWay 2 Wholeness Bible Study, related to this topic would be ‘Eat Nutritious Foods.’ Three related...

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