By Justin Whitmel Earley — Zondervan, 2025 In an age of chronic busyness and digital overwhelm, it’s easy to understand spiritual life as something that happens only in the mind or heart—when in fact, our bodies are deeply involved in how we connect with God, others, and our own souls. In The Body Teaches the Soul , author and speaker Justin Whitmel Earley offers a deeply engaging and biblically grounded invitation to recognize how everyday habits shape not just our physical

by David Mathis — Crossway, 2025 In a culture increasingly dominated by screens, convenience, and sedentary lifestyles, Christians often find themselves passively drifting through life—physically inactive and spiritually distracted. In A Little Theology of Exercise: Enjoying Christ in Body and Soul , pastor and author David Mathis offers a gracious, theologically grounded invitation to re-envision exercise not as a secular pursuit of aesthetics, but as a Christian practice t

By Rob Moll — IVP Press, 2014 In What Your Body Knows About God , author and spiritual director Rob Moll offers a thoughtful and refreshing exploration of how our physical bodies play a vital role in spiritual life. Far from seeing the body as merely a vessel for the soul, Moll invites readers to rediscover their incarnate selves—to listen to what the body already knows about God, relationships, and flourishing. At its core, this book is an invitation to embodied Christiani

Our body is how we carry our calling. Whether we serve as ministers, missionaries, or labor faithfully in the marketplace, our physical health matters deeply if we are to fulfill God’s plans and purposes through our lives. Stewardship of the body is not optional or secondary—it is integral to faithful discipleship. Too often, the Church has unintentionally separated spiritual life from physical life, as if devotion to God happens only in prayer, Scripture, or worship, while t