Faith Embodied, Stephen Ko
Faith Embodied, Stephen Ko
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Faith Embodied
Glorifying God with Our Physical and Spiritual Health

Author: Stephen Ko

Narrator: Max Newland

Unabridged: 7 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 04/16/2024


Synopsis

Scientist, physician, and pastor Stephen Ko explains how to live and worship incarnationally and glorify God with our bodies.Many of us don't see much connection between spiritual and physical health. We say grace before digging into greasy, fatty meals we know are bad for us. We read Scripture on our phones before switching to social media feeds that hijack the neural circuitry in our brains. Or we take our physical health too seriously, distancing ourselves from the sick and the needy whom Jesus embraced.On his journey from pediatrician to public health officer for the CDC to senior pastor of the largest New York Chinese Alliance Church, Stephen Ko has seen that these divisions between physical and spiritual health are artificial. In Faith Embodied, he reminds us that our "bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit" (1 Corinthians 6:19). Christ incarnate is deity in flesh, and His spirit is incarnate in us. Living and worshiping incarnationally is consciously embracing what the Creator has designed in His image, from the finest, microscopic details to vital organs within our body, enabling the Holy Spirit to work in us.Faith Embodied will teach you to:Understand subconscious ways that thwart the design of the Creator.Embrace choices that invite incarnational health, living, and worship.Experience God in every aspect of your life, from flesh and bone to heart and soul.View the five senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste) in a different lightReflect the image of God in the way you breathe, move, create, love, and rest. Weaving together insights from faith, science, and medicine, Ko reveals the marvelous ways in which our physical and spiritual health can prepare us to become instruments of God's healing in the world.Questions for reflection can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download. 

About Stephen Ko

Stephen Ko is the senior pastor at New York Chinese Alliance Church, an adjunct professor at Alliance Theological Seminary, and formerly a CDC medical officer and professor of global health at Boston University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Matthew on December 18, 2024

The first half is interesting, but you can take it or leave it. The second half is a deep theological exploration of our bodies as a gift of God from the perspective of a pastor/physician -- well worth your time.......more

Goodreads review by Bob on August 15, 2024

Summary: Bringing physical and spiritual health together, a physician/pastor connects senses and bodily functions with our worship of God. “Most of us treat our bodies as separate entities from our spirits, related in only minor ways–if at all.” Stephen Ko opens his book with this observation. And he......more

Goodreads review by Schuyler on October 16, 2024

This wasn’t what I was expecting it to be when I first read the concept. This is Zondervan Reflective so this is filed under a Christian Living category. Meaning, to me, that this is going to touch on topics but not necessarily give the depth you would get from their academic imprint. So while I was......more

Goodreads review by Linda on January 29, 2025

Dr. Ko combines his knowledge as a physician with his wisdom as a pastor in uncovering profound connections between our physical bodies and our creator's plan for our lives. Although those in healthcare will especially enjoy Dr. Ko's insights, his explanations will be understandable to all. I came a......more

Goodreads review by May on January 08, 2025

Theologically rich, personally applicable, and deeply convicting! A new paradigm for holistic health.......more