Simple Stewardship, Or Health Obsession? Why Being Fit Can Become An Idol

Transformed with Dr. Greg Gifford

Fortis Institute

Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 711 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Transformed Podcast Episode 145 | October 16, 2025 Dr. Greg Gifford explores the difference between caring for your body and worshiping your health. Using Scripture, he shows that true stewardship involves wisdom, moderation, and trust in God’s sovereignty. Discover how to make healthier decisions without letting fear or perfectionism control your life. ___ Thanks for listening! Transformed would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Transformed we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

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0:00.0	What is?
0:01.3	What is?
0:01.6	What is?
0:02.1	What is biblical counseling?
0:03.9	Biblical counseling will grow you from brokenness to wholeness.
0:07.7	I think what you just said made me look at those scenarios differently.
0:10.4	God replaced all my junk with a beautiful light.
0:14.7	God's really been changing the way that I parent my children.
0:19.7	The most amazing thing is the sufficiency of his word.
0:23.3	This is Transform.
0:25.2	And now your host,
0:26.7	Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling at the Master's University
0:30.2	and certified biblical counselor, Dr. Greg Gifford.
0:36.5	Welcome back to Transform. My name is Dr. Greg Gifford. Welcome back to Transform.
0:38.1	My name is Dr. Greg Gifford.
0:39.6	And today we are completing our series on crunchiness.
0:43.9	Oh, yeah.
0:44.9	Well, I think you guys, you're in part to blame for starting this topic.
0:50.8	Remember, I had a listener right in.
0:52.9	And I shared her thoughts, but basically it was living in
0:55.6	Colorado multiple concerns because this crunchy natural really extreme crunchiness is what
1:03.3	we've started to categorize it as it has become not only a personal preference but even
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