In our culture today, we face a danger in focusing too much on our physical bodies.

But there's also a danger in not thinking about them enough.

In his new book, What God Has to Say About our bodies, Sam Albury explores what the Bible teaches

about our physical selves, and how that teaching should impact our view of gender, sexuality,

aging, illness, and even death.

Ultimately, Albury reminds us of a wondrous truth that we too often forget, that our

bodies are fearfully and wonderfully made, and are destined for a new creation through Jesus,

God in the flesh.

Today we're pleased to share a special one-hour audio preview of Sam's new book right here on the

Crossway podcast.

Let's get started.

Crossway presents what God has to say about our bodies, how the gospel is good news for

our physical selves. Written and read by Sam

Albury. Introduction. Sometimes we tend to notice our body only when something is wrong with it. A new

pain develops, or we become self-conscious about some aspect or rather of our appearance and wish it was

different.

At other times we can be happily oblivious.

I remember when as a young schoolchild in biology class,

I first saw one of the plastic models of the body's internal workings,

the skeleton, the organs, the intestines and so on,

and being both curious and a little repulsed. It was so complex and intricate, and yet

a bit gross, too. It was weird to think of all that was going on inside me. I didn't want to know

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