Every Body Matters

Strengthening Your Body to Strengthen Your Soul

By: Gary Thomas

Narrated by: Gary Thomas

How healthy eating and an active lifestyle can affect how we serve God.

Author Gary Thomas approaches a subject that few pastors or Christian writers have dared tackle. In Every Body Matters, reaches all the way back to the apostle Paul, who wrote that we need to prime our bodies to become, "an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work."

To illustrate the body/soul correlation, Thomas presents engaging and diverse stories that include a young mom who got fit through volleyball and reaped spiritual rewards in her marriage, a 300-pound pastor who realized his obesity was eroding his ministry impact, and a woman who gained the spiritual strength to survive a contentious divorce by training for a marathon.

In every instance, Thomas makes a direct connection between the physical challenge and its spiritual consequence.

This book is a must read for anyone seeking new and compelling motivation for strengthening their bodies and fortifying their souls.

A powerful dive into pursuing holiness

A powerful dive into pursuing holiness over indulgence. Taking a hard look at the recesses of our hearts and coping mechanisms which draw us away from God, namely gluttony, sloth, and other sins that are common in our lives and acceptable in our Christian communities. The value of exercise in your pursuit of holiness.

Brilliant perspective!

This became my driving read. Really gave me something delishous to chew on! Fresh!

Great motivation for healthy lifestyle

Submitting to the Lordship of Jesus is always a pleasure. I'm so glad He inspired Gary Thomas to write and narrate this book!

Life changing

I needed to hear this ! I will be listening to this book again. It’s that good ! The information inside of this book is very important.

Wow, what a challenge! Thank you.

This book is awesome! It made me take a good hard look at myself and see that I can't give up, I can't just accept where I am. I can be healthy and honor God and finish the work He has called me to do. Thank you!