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What is a biblical view of exercise?

Would Jesus have exercise if he were here bodily today?

What are some idols and pitfalls for Christians as it relates to exercise?

Our guest today is Pastor David Mathis, and he's the author of an interesting new book

entitled A Little Theology of Exercise.

I'm your host, Sean McDowell.

I'm your co-host, Scott Ray.

And this is the Think Biblically podcast,

brought to you from Talbot School of Theology Biola University. The moment I saw this book,

Scott, I thought, we've talked about a lot of topics biblically, but never exercise. What a wonderful topic to explore. So Pastor David, thanks for writing just a helpful, interesting book,

and for coming on as a guest.

Thank you, Sean. Thank you, Sky. It is a joy to be speaking with you.

My first question that really hit me is I want to know what motivated you distinctly as a pastor to write a theological book on exercise.

Yeah, well, I have found in my own life and ministry that exercise in this

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