In the Sunday morning message, I quoted from the book,

“From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions”

by Ruth A. Tucker. © 1983 by The Zondervan Corporation Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530, U.S.A. Click this link to read the full excerpt.

Joshua Marshman

The remarkable spirit with which William Carey and his fellow missionaries approached their ministry allowed them to make tremendous progress together.

The first weigh-in for the Be Healthy Now campaign is today at Calvary Baptist Church, 4-8 p.m. We want to encourage you to exercise good stewardship of your physical body by participating in this excellent program. Last year, a few thousand people in Hancock county participated in Be Healthy Now. The fact is that bodily exercise is profitable but exercising yourself to Godliness is the highest goal. Let’s be good stewards of these bodies that God has given us and use them for His Glory!

As you know, there are three necessary steps to implement lasting change in the life of a believer. You can listen to a discussion of these three steps here.

Many of the posts in the “Food for Thought” category are also designed to help you exercise good stewardship of your physical body.