Review: An Elegant Defense

Finally after a long delay, a Weekend reading review: Because Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading!

Matt Richtel.  An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives. New York, NY: William Morrow, March 12th 2019. 324 pp.

4 out of 5

Purchase: Amazon

How much do you know about our human immune system, the system in your body involved with defending the body from germs, virus and bacteria?  This book written by a journalist attempts to educate the general reader.  The author Matt Richtel is a Pulitzer Prize winning and New York Times best selling author.  Weaving in science and also the personal life story of four different individuals add a human interests angle to carry the readers through what is a complicated and hard subject.  While preparing to write this review I found out that currently it is the number one rated book in Immunology.  I thought in the time I read it during the ongoing Corona virus this would be educational for me.

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Table of Contents: The Theology of Health Series By Dr. Joshua Trock

We have completed a 7 part series weekly by Dr. Joshua Trock on a Christian Theology of Health.  It was well received by many of you and I myself was personally edified by the series.

Here in this post we will have all the links to a “Christian Theology of Health” by Joshua Trock.

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Idolatry and Our Bodies By Dr. Joshua Trock

Note: This is the fourth installment of a seven part series we will feature on Sunday on the important topic of a Christian Theology of Health by Dr. Joshua Trock.  His Twitter account can be found here.

Idolatry and Our Bodies 

“You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” 1 Cor 6:19-20 

Gym rats. Cardio queens. Muscles Heads. CrossFit fanatics. In my previous articles I began each premise with the assumption that most of us are not eating healthy or exercising on a regular basis. I put focus on showing why there is a theological “ought” behind glorifying God with our health that included eating right and exercising. In this article I want to shift focus to the other extreme where a Christian may be taking healthy eating, sports and fitness to the point of idolatry. My hope is that we can use the same biblical grounding I put forth in my previous articles to create a robust guide to curb either extreme and to help align our thinking and planning to best glorify God with the freedom that we have regarding our health.  

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The Theology of Our Bodies By Dr. Joshua Trock

Note: This is the second installment of a seven part series we will feature on Sunday on the important topic of a Christian Theology of Health by Dr. Joshua Trock.  His Twitter account can be found here.

“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”– 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 

 

The Theology of Our Bodies 

By Dr. Joshua Trock PT, DPT 

 

“It’s my body and I can do whatever I want with it!” How often have you heard this as an underlying reason for a person’s autonomy to make whatever health choice they want? I regularly hear this in my career as a physical therapist as a reason for individuals to make horrendous choices regarding their health that have real world implications. For instance, I care for many people that have Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/type-2-diabetes-guide/type-2-diabetes#1) and despite being given a plethora of cause and effect data regarding how to manage their disease with diet and exercise they continue to eat poorly and remain sedentary as the disease ravages their bodies. However, while most of my patients are not Christians, are we followers of Christ any different? Is there any reason or divine responsibility for us to take care of ourselves regarding our health or are we free to do whatever we want as long as it isn’t sin? My hope in this article is to give a biblical framework for how God views our bodies and the responsibility He has given to us. 

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