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Friday Forward: Guest Post on Letting Go
Tammy Waggoner is a recent grad of Fuller Theological Seminary. She enjoys writing about the things that affect her life and ministering to women who have been abused. She is a trailblazer in this area and enjoys helping other people … Continue reading
“Already” in the Flesh
If you missed Against the Flesh: Part 1 and Against the Flesh: Part 2, you might want to go back and read them first. You’ll definitely want to check out Tammy’s awesome response posted yesterday. Like Tammy said yesterday, we … Continue reading
Posted in Body Image, Identity, Image of God, Physicality
Tagged Body image, Christ, God, TNIV
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Against the Flesh: Part 2
Yesterday, we looked at a list of the negative treatment of “the flesh” in the New Testament. The Flesh = The Sinful Nature When the gospel writers and Paul write about “the flesh,” they are not making general statements condemning … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Christ Jesus, God, New Testament, Old Testament, Paul, Sacrifice
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Against the Flesh: Part 1
One of my pet peeves is when people talk about fighting against their flesh, beating their flesh into submission, or some other allusion to the flesh/spirit (sometimes also earthly/heavenly) dichotomy present in a number of New Testament passages–mostly in Paul’s … Continue reading
Posted in Body Image, Identity, Image of God, Physicality
Tagged Bible, Epistle to the Ephesians, Epistle to the Galatians, Epistle to the Romans, God, HolySpirit, Jesus, New Testament
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Maternal Language for God
It’s Blast from the Past Week on Holistic Body Theology. Here are some of my theological reflections from a class I took on “Women in Church History and Theology” at Fuller Seminary. First posted May 9, 2008 Julian of Norwich, … Continue reading
Posted in Body of CHRIST, Community, Equality, Image of God
Tagged Bible, Christ, God, Image of God, Jesus, Julian of Norwich, Thomas Aquinas
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Give Your Body a Valentine
Believe it or not, your body is aware of who you are, what you care about, and how you are doing emotionally and spiritually. Our bodies are part of who we are, and they know us better than we think … Continue reading
Saturday Sex-versations
As part of the on-going series, the links below will take you to current conversations about sexuality and relationships as well as issues related to the other three categories of holistic body theology: community, cultural discernment, and service. Stay informed … Continue reading
Parable and Truth
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, the 2007 French film that won numerous awards and was nominated for more including four Oscar nominations, is the true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby. Bauby suffered a stroke and lived his remaining … Continue reading
Posted in Body of CHRIST, Community, Identity, Image of God, Medial Literacy, TV/Movies
Tagged Bell, Elle, Emily Dickinson, God, Jean-Dominique Bauby, Jesus, Parable, Story, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
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Forward Friday: My Identity In Christ
Adapted from “Morning Affirmations” by Kenneth Boa Every morning for a month, try beginning the day by reading aloud the following scriptural affirmations. If you like to journal, keep track of your thoughts and comments about yourself over the month. … Continue reading
Posted in Identity, Image of God, Incarnation of Christ
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