Who is the author?
My name is Laura and I am on a journey, pondering the implications of God's glorious design of humanity and integrating four aspects of this design—spiritual, intellectual, affective, and physical health—into a description of whole life health.
Read more about Laura and the blog: About
Note: Posting here is intermittent due to doctoral program load; when I do post, it will be early in the week.
If you have any questions about the blog, email me at lkspringer AT gmail DOT com
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Spiritual Health Archive
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Live like ya mean it
Posted on July 27, 2010 | No CommentsNot sure why, but when I ran across this old post today, I felt the need to re-post. Now, just to clarify, I'm not feeling pummeled by ministry right now (despite working on a rather large curriculum project, it's a darn exciting project!), but, who... -
Are you planting greener pastures?
Posted on April 27, 2010 | No CommentsSPIRITUAL HEALTH Summer 2009, a good friend struggled with a critical issue: "If [one's] needs are inadequately met, one may feel the emotional pull to seek out "greener pastures," or a body of believers that will better meet their needs." He laid out four options:... -
More than Shamrocks and Green Beer
Posted on March 12, 2010 | No CommentsWhen I was young, Saint Patrick's Day was about wearing green so you would not get pinched and cutting four leaf clovers from green construction paper. Then I found out about Patrick and everything changed. Now it does not matter whether I wear green and... -
Being a Community of Virtue (Poem)
Posted on March 9, 2010 | No CommentsSPIRITUAL HEALTH alternative community against culture's flow -
Being Christian in the World: Balancing Breadth and Depth
Posted on March 1, 2010 | No CommentsSPIRITUAL HEALTH This time last year, Who in the World Are We? was on another platform and focused on a narrow understanding of the Christian community. Much has changed since then: The blog has moved to WordPress and my understanding of Christian community how considers... -
Bodily training is valuable, but…
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsPHYSICAL HEALTH A rather disturbing question came to mind yesterday: Why are we willing to suffer hardship for physical health, but take the easy path for spiritual health? As I think about this question Monday morning, I do not have an answer. But I do... -
What is the journey if the destination is beingness?
Posted on February 7, 2010 | No CommentsSPIRITUAL HEALTH Called to follow, the end unrevealed, the companion certain. Trust acknowledges risk and sets it where it belongs. Fellow-trusters alongside, we journey on to him. Informant: Dissident Discipleship: A Spirituality of Self-Surrender, Love of God, and Love of Neighbor by David Augsburger Brazos... -
What does it look like to study in community?
Posted on February 3, 2010 | No CommentsSPIRITUAL HEALTH I've been pondering the practice of communal bible study using potluck as a metaphor. I find the similarities intriguing. In both cases, participants are expected bring something to share with the group. There are usually general assignments made (e.g., in a potluck, often... -
Giving up a Latte is not Suffering
Posted on January 13, 2010 | No CommentsIf suffering is the result of wholeheartedly setting aside our needs and desires for the good of the Kingdom and its King, then who we are as humanity and who we are becoming as the new humanity in Christ cannot occur apart from suffering. It... -
Following as Community in a Sea of Distraction
Posted on January 11, 2010 | No CommentsSpiritual formation begins when we acknowledge Jesus as the one true sovereign among the many possible sovereigns. We are so easily distracted. Needs, real and imagined, external and internal, impose themselves upon our hearts and we are drawn away from the intention to love our...
