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Is Hating My Body a Sin?
Originally Posted: 07/13/2012 - 10:46am | Type: Blog

Hating one’s body usually involves sin: a distortion of the relationship God desires to have with us, and the relationships God desires for us to have with others and with creation. ...

Poem: Through the Eyes of the Beholder
Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 2:17pm | Type: Blog

This piece was written as a personal testimony as to how we can use scripture to liberate us from mental and physical bondage. Through the Eyes of the Beholder is dedicated to all of us who struggle with insec ...

Readers Speak Out on Body Image and Faith
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:17am | Type: Blog

Many thanks to the folks who answered <a title="http://blog.sojo.net/2009/03/20/share-your-strength/" href="../2009/03/20/share-your-strength/">our request</a> for your thought ...

In Praise of Dimples
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:17am | Type: Blog

There are just a few days left to <a title="http://blog.sojo.net/2009/03/20/share-your-strength/" href="../2009/03/20/share-your-strength/">share your thoughts</a> about eating ...

Share Your Strength
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:17am | Type: Blog

In what ways do you find community and healing from our consumer culture's profoundly screwed-up body images, supersized portion size, and meals in front of the TV? Sojourners wants to know!</p> ...