The Strength to Serve cover art

The Strength to Serve

Exploring the Intersection of Physical and Spiritual Health

Preview
Try Standard free
Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection.
Listen to your selected audiobooks as long as you're a member.
Get unlimited access to bingeable podcasts.
Auto-renews at $8.99/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

The Strength to Serve

By: Dr. Zachary Keith
Narrated by: Tim Mascara
Try Standard free

Auto-renews at $8.99/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $20.83

Buy Now for $20.83

About this listen

What if caring for your body wasn't a distraction from your faith—but part of it?

For generations, Christians have been taught to focus on the spiritual while quietly ignoring the physical. Bodies were treated as inconvenient, unspiritual, or something to simply endure until Heaven. But Scripture tells us a very different story.

In The Strength to Serve, Physical Therapist Dr. Zachary Keith invites listeners to rediscover a deeply biblical truth: your body matters to God—and how you care for it shapes how you love, serve, and endure.

Blending solid theology, modern science, personal stories, and a healthy dose of humor, this audiobook explores why faith and fitness were never meant to be separated. With topics ranging from the Incarnation and Resurrection all the way to modern strength training, rest, nutrition, hydration, injury, chronic pain, and the power of community, The Strength to Serve shows how embodied faith leads to resilient discipleship.

This is not a workout manual or a guilt-driven health audiobook. Instead, it's a compassionate, practical, and honest guide for anyone who wants to steward their body without worshiping it—and honor God without ignoring physical reality.

Inside, you'll discover:

  • Why being "created in God's image" includes your physical body
  • How Jesus' fully human life gives dignity to movement, work, and rest
  • The science behind strength, walking, and consistency—and why it matters spiritually
  • How discipline trains both muscles and the soul
  • Why novelty fails, mirrors lie, and words carry weight
  • What faith looks like when your body breaks down
  • How community, coaching, and mentorship shape lasting change

Whether you're a seasoned athlete, a busy parent, a pastor, or someone just trying to feel better in their own skin, The Strength to Serve offers a hopeful, grace-filled path forward.

Because the goal isn't looking stronger.

It's becoming someone strong enough to serve.

©2026 Dr. Zachary Keith (P)2026 Dr. Zachary Keith
Christian Living Christianity Exercise & Fitness Fitness, Diet & Nutrition Witty
No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.