Body: Biblical spirituality for the whole person

The Ignatian examen encourages the practice of taking time once or twice a day to discern what has brought life and what has diminished life during the day.

people, ideas, books, standpoints etc. are often a complex mix of good and bad (not to mention neutral). So often we are invited to declare something either ‘this’ or ‘that’, when in reality it is both.

singing is a wonderful embodied expression of worship (provided you enjoy it, that is). Singing involves the body, the emotions and the brain in a wonderful chemistry of worship. Worship that takes the body seriously needs to ensure that singing, and other embodied experiences, are woven deep into our services, our prayer life and our other times w

The more we become bound by the things of this world that call seductively to us, the harder it will be for us to experience the transformation of the life-giving Spirit.

Bodies per se are not evil, imprisoning or corrupting, they are the gift of God to be cherished and nurtured.

What is important to know is that the Spirit has given you a gift (if not more than one) and it is vital for the well-being of the body of Christ that you discover what it is. The body will not function at its best unless you do. It might not be glamorous, it might not be ‘important’ according to human standards, but it is vital according to God’s

what was discontinuous seems to have been his appearance; what was continuous were his scars.

we cannot just substitute body for flesh and soul for spirit as though they are completely interchangeable.

Times of illness challenge us into relationship with our bodies.