Before we get to the show today, we have a big announcement. Two new books are now in pre-order from New Christenum Press,

White Knights and Reviling Wives from David Edgington, and the Boniface option from Andrew Isker, both in premium hardcover editions.

These will be in our warehouse and shipping in time for Christmas, but as our thank you for pre-ordering now,

we're offering 15%

off when you buy both books today. Just head to new Christenimpress.com and add both books to your

cart, and the discount will be automatically added at checkout. And now on with the show.

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Should a godly homemaker be morbidly obese?

Should Christians, normally speaking, be okay with being fat?

In today's America, all of us have an inner fatty trying to get out.

Let's be honest.

At least, that's how I feel most days.. How can we win the fight with our inner fatty?

Today we continue a series we hope has been helpful to you so far in the pursuit of faith

and fruitfulness in the duties God has put before you.

In this series, entitled On Being Human, we're working through four parts of what it means to

be human, four areas of life where a man or a woman can pursue excellence, fruitfulness, virtue, and

honor. And these four areas are the physical, the spiritual, the social, and the vocational. In the

physical, we're talking all about the body, physical fitness, nutrition, appearance,

and just generally taking care of ourselves in such a way as to be able to do our duties in the body with joy.

In the spiritual, we'll be talking about personal piety and virtue, spiritual disciplines,

and the whole-souled pursuit of the life of faith.

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