{"product_id":"the-body-teaches-the-soul-ten-essential-habits-to-form-a-healthy-and-holy-life-9780310368595","title":"The Body Teaches the Soul: Ten Essential Habits to Form a Healthy and Holy Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour body is more spiritual than you think.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we preach a gospel of peace, yet still find our bodies wracked by anxiety? How do we call our bodies temples of the Holy Spirit, yet regard eating, exercise, or sleep as inherently \"unspiritual\" activities? How is it that modern Christians who claim God made their bodies have come to care so little about them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustin Whitmel Earley--bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Common Rule\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHabits of the Household\u003c\/em\u003e--is intimately familiar with the consequences of ignoring the body. As a young lawyer, Earley collapsed into anxiety and insomnia that nearly ruined his life. In his journey back to mental and spiritual health, he realized that the healthy and unhealthy habits shaping his life weren't physical \u003cem\u003eor\u003c\/em\u003e spiritual; they were physical \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e spiritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Body Teaches the Soul \u003c\/em\u003eis a practical guide to the union of body and spirit in our overall health. With his characteristic vulnerability and story-driven approach, Earley shares personal failures, fascinating research, and biblical wisdom to reveal ten simple habits that will improve your health \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e deepen your relationship with God. In these pages, you will: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnect deeply and positively with your body as the image of God while avoiding the mistakes of ignoring or idolizing the body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore how daily patterns of healthy eating can be as spiritual as fasting \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e how rhythms of feasting can become guilt-free celebrations of the world God made\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecover your mental health through upper-brain spiritual truths that work together with lower-brain physical practices to reshape thought patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop a sleep routine that honors your body's need for rest \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e your soul's need for sabbath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover how to lament sickness and injury while still praying with hope for the miracle of healing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn how exercise can create a humble lifestyle of loving others with your body instead of becoming a vain search for body image\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarley is not a health guru telling you how to get in shape; he is the ordinary Christian's guide to rediscovering the extraordinary gift of the body and the spiritual life that flows from it. Join this journey of wonder and well-being to reconnect with your whole self and repattern your whole life in the image of the God who made you and loves you as you are--body and soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zondervan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780310368595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272","brand":"Justin Whitmel Earley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634902794421,"sku":"9780310368595","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f13af663-0aa5-4917-abc2-15e236dc2ecb.jpg?v=1756789437","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-body-teaches-the-soul-ten-essential-habits-to-form-a-healthy-and-holy-life-9780310368595","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}