Get Your Spirit in Shape - United Methodist Podcast
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Wellness in 2024: Divine inspiration meets Wesleyan wisdom
The topic of health and wellness isn’t new to the 21st century.
Numerous Scriptures encourage us to take care of ourselves, reminding us that our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, wrote a book on the topic titled “Primitive Physick,” and encouraged 18th century clergy to both care for their parishioners’ physical needs as much as their spiritual ones. Lorry Mpindu, a Global Health leader with The UMC’s General Board of Global Ministries, discusses the vital reasons the church needs to talk about all areas of health == the physical, mental and spiritual — to fulfill John 10:10 when Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life and have it abundantly.
More information and a full transcript of this conversation are available here.
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