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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Sorry About the Lull
Posted on April 7, 2010 | No CommentsIt’s been awhile, I know, but life happens. Good news: a couple of new series are on the way. Tomorrow I’ll post the first installment asking for some communal wisdom on my metabolic stuckness: I’ve plateaued in my health improvement plan and I need to... -
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 -
Making Time to Think Well is not as Easy as I had Hoped
Posted on March 4, 2010 | No CommentsINTELLECTUAL HEALTH I have discovered an unfortunate truth: If I do not make time to think well, I will not think well. The other half of the unfortunate truth is that, as a doctoral student, thinking well is a big part of my job description.... -
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... -
Lately the journey from pudgy to primal has been a little bumpy
Posted on February 24, 2010 | 4 CommentsPHYSICAL HEALTH I am stuck. Despite the continuing journey of eating primal, moderate walking each day, periodic strength training, and more sleep, inflammation, body composition and cholesterol continue as health issues. All three are systemic and not easily solved. Living in the suburbs of Los... -
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... -
Question Everything
Posted on February 19, 2010 | No CommentsI base most of my decisions on assumptions. So do you. If this were not the case we would be stymied every time we had to buy groceries. Assumptions are good when based on a correct view of reality; they cause problems when based on... -
Health is a Journey we Choose: What are you choosing?
Posted on February 17, 2010 | No CommentsPHYSICAL HEALTH Health is a slippery concept, often falling into the I-know-it-when-I-see-it category: a category notorious for presumption pollution. In the midst of the varying opinions, how should we view health? We can view health scientifically. We look at fat percent, weight, blood lipids, c-reactive... -
My Intellectual Cultivation Plan
Posted on February 15, 2010 | No CommentsINTELLECTUAL HEALTH A Christian intellect is a human mind, functioning well in relation to Christ and for the good of the church. In Klaus Issler's class, Philosophical Issues in Educational Studies, one of the final projects was outlining our Intellectual Cultivation Plan, describing what we...
