Thy dead shall live, their bodies shall rise, O dwellers of the dust, awake and sing for joy! But some one will ask, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?" (1 Corinthians 15:35)
"Body Shop," "Body Control," "Body Power," "Body Wisdom," "Body Glow" - so say the newspaper ads urging us to do something about our bodies. Today we are a body-conscious people. We believe in body building through exercise. In America, there are 10,000,000 joggers, 15,000,000 serious swimmers, 25,000,000 bicyclists, and 29,000,000 tennis players, not to count the millions who play golf, basketball, and football. It is estimated that forty-two percent of the American people take some form of exercise daily. In addition, we are a people who try to make and keep the body beautiful. Who can e…