Lessons from the Body
From Physical Illness to Spiritual Wellness
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Our bodies are indeed where God lives, the temple of the Holy Spirit. Our bodies hold a wealth of information that is symbolic of our relationship with God. Physical conditions can be very helpful in teaching us how to prevent and treat spiritual conditions such as:
• What do the four stages of bones healing tell us of spiritual healing?
• What does atherosclerosis teach us about a similar spiritual condition that results in decreased circulation to our spiritual heart.
• What does atrial fibrillation teach us about being out of control?
• The liver is an organ that can restore itself. Can our spiritual lives likewise be restored?
• What can our physical kidneys teach us about our conscience?
• What does the liver teach us about God’s protection from spiritual disease?
• What does the endocrine system, which is a complex pathway through which hormones direct metabolism, growth, blood pressure, and sexual responses, teach us about our spiritual endocrine system.
• What can we learn from mental illness about avoiding and treating spiritual mental illness?
• The lungs allow us to breathe oxygen, which is required for life. What does emphysema teach us about spiritual breathing?
• What is the immune system in our spiritual body and can it protect us from spiritual disease?
• Is there a “spiritual nervous system” that allows God to communicate with you?
• Is there such a thing as spiritual obesity? How is it treated?
• What are the cataracts and glaucoma of spiritual blindness?
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What can your physical body teach you about your spiritual well-being? Plenty! This book is a must read for those who work in the medical field, pastors, students, and anyone who would like to understand the interrelationship between physical and spiritual wellness. Learn how to get well and stay well!
The authors cover topics such as liver disease, emphysema, broken bones, mental illness, obesity, glaucoma, cataracts, atrial fibrillation, thyroid problems, and diabetes. Using the Bible as their reference point, they show how these conditions can help us grasp spiritual concepts that we may have had difficulty understanding in the past. You will learn how to communicate with God, where your conscience comes from and how it impacts your life, how to see spiritually, what it means to be spiritually obese, how the regeneration of your liver relates to your spiritual life, how God protects us, and a host of other spiritual concepts we all struggle with.
About the Author
Clyde and Jo have their undergraduate nursing degrees from Cornell University and their masters degrees from Yale University. Clyde is a Family Nurse Practitioner; Jo’s degree is in Maternal Newborn Health. Clyde also has a PhD in Health Education from the University of New Mexico. His doctoral dissertation focused on the relationship between the physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of wellness. Through her background as a nurse midwife and school nurse, Jo brings the caring and nurturing aspects of a relationship with God to this book. Having grown up in rural New Mexico, gone to school on the east coast, traveled to India for mission trips, and raised seven children, they are able to relate to others in a variety of walks of life.