Uniting All Fitness-Minded Christians on Facebook

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I think one of the most understated or under-taught lessons from the Bible is that of maintaining the body (or temple) to be fit and healthy. It is sad and painful for everyone in a church when a pastor dies of a heart attack or a parishioner becomes paralyzed from a stroke. There is substantial scientific evidence that the chances for such diseases are much reduced with a fit and healthy life. (Another “side” benefit to a fit and healthy life is looking better and feeling better.)

I’ve been to many churches and usually can’t find more than two Christians in any one church who truly understands the importance of maintaining the fitness of one’s physical body (temple). Fortunately, we can unite all the fitness-oriented Christians from different churches since we live in the age of new social media and web 2.0 (which includes tools like Facebook). If God is willing, I hope we can spread this way of life in maintaining our bodies.

“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple.” - 1 Corinthians 3:16 – 17

If you would like to take one step toward becoming a fitter you, I encourage you to join the Facebook group, Christians into Fitness, at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=app_2373072738&gid=278144013879 We all know the effectiveness of joining in numbers, especially in the Lord. (Ecclesiastes 4:9)

“No branch can bear fruit by itself” John 15:4

This is also true for a Christian trying to lose weight or get fit. To bear fruit in this area of one's life, we need to unite all the fitness-minded Christians together (at least on Facebook first). Together, we can make a difference in all the different churches we belong to. If you understand, are encouraged, or are inspired by this, please join my group, Christians into Fitness at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=app_2373072738&gid=278144013879

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Are Brains of Boys Different From Girls

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According to a recent book Pink Brain, Blue Brain by Lise Eliot (a psychology professor), the differences in brains of boys and girls are slight. However, there undoubtedly is noticeable difference between boys and girls later on. Boys later on tend to be better in areas like math while girls tend to be better at other areas. This is probably due to the fact that we tend to repeatedly do things we are better at. This results in continual improvement in that area. Therefore, a bigger performance gap between the sexes in that particular area manifests.

A. Scott Henderson, an Education professor who reviewed Eliot’s book for Science, generally agrees with Eliot.


References

Henderson, A. S. Unsexing the Brain. Science. 327:414 (January 21, 2010)

Eliot, Lise. Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow into Troublesome Gaps, and What We Can Do About It. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, 2009)


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Copyright: © 2010. This document is the sole property of Amadeo Constanzo. You may use this article for free on your web site, blog, or other publication if and only if you include this entire copyright notice including the following links and statement. Other free teachings from Amadeo Constanzo can be found at SpirFit.com and SpirFit.org

Shu Chan 陳樹中