Since we’re having such a good time discussing the merits of bikini-wear, I thought I would just stay on topic for the moment. When someone (like me) suggests that something (like a bikini) is immodest, our first instinct is to say, “Show me a verse where bikinis are not allowed.” We tend to want lines drawn and lists made up which are easy to enforce. We want a wooden rule which is easy to read. Show me why I can’t rather than show me why I should.
Our other tendency is to limit the rightness or wrongness of bikini-wearing to a matter of heart motive. Then it becomes off limits to discuss, because we all know that it is a big no-no to judge heart motives. So where do we go and how do we decide?
Let’s come at it another way. Rather than looking for the absence of evil motives, let’s look for the presence of good ones. The Bible says women should be (to list a few things) sober, discreet, chaste (Titus 2:4-5), meek and quiet (1 Peter 3:4) holy (vs. 5-6), modest, dressing with propriety and moderation (1 Timothy 2:8), characterized by faith, charity, and holiness with self-control (vs. 15). So let’s say a Christian woman is wearing a thong to Continue reading ‘More on Beach Wear’
My father-in-law writes a monthly newsletter for Community Christian Ministries, and I thought I would share the contents of his July issue. He called it “an open-book assignment.” Here it goes.
1. Read chapters 1 through 3 of Ephesians several times, listing everything that the believer has in Christ. Thank God for each of them.
2. Do the same thing with Colossians 1 and 2.
3. After you are fortified with all of this wonderful truth and are rejoicing in it, then read Ephesians 4-6 and list all of the commands.
4. Repeat with Colossianss 3-4.
You will find that the commands are not impossible because of where you are in Christ.
Since it’s still officially beach weather and pool weather, it seems not too late to plunge into the topic of bikini wear. Why shouldn’t all the sweet little Christian high-school and college girls don the skimpy suits and hang out with their friends poolside or on the boat or, even better, in the hot tub with the boys? And since my last post was about daughters, I thought I’d stay on topic for the moment and mention another dumb thing women (of all ages) can do. And though I don’t want to sound preachy, someone has to address this.
If you are the girl wanting to wear the bikini, or if you are the parent wondering if your daughter should wear it, or if you are an innocent bystander wondering why the sweet Christian girls are wearing them, here are a few things to consider. What does wearing a bikini do to the one wearing it? What does wearing a bikini do to your daughter? What impact is it having on her? I’m not even talking about what impact it has on the guys. That’s their problem. But what does it do to the woman herself? Continue reading ‘Beach Treats’
We live in a college town, with two state universities close by, as well as New St. Andrew’s College. So we have lots of college students in our community and in our church. Over the years I have talked to many college girls, and their questions usually have to do with four things: Dad, guys, roommates, or (if they are seniors and it is the spring) future plans. (Funny how it is seldom about school!) So with the fall coming, and with the students due to arrive in our small town in just a very few weeks, I thought I would put together a few tips for parents who are sending their daughters off to college. Later I’ll write another post for the daughters.
Tip Number One: Make sure you are sending your daughter off on a good note and with a full tank. Dads seldom understand the impact they have on their kids, especially on their daughters. Daughters who are sent off to college with a low tank will be looking in all the wrong places to get it filled. You don’t want your daughter to arrive on the scene too eager for male attention. If she is, she will get it, and it will be all the wrong kind. You can spot these girls (we call them needy buckets) by the way they hang on the guys, by the way they dress, by the way they hang around. Make sure this is not your daughter. Continue reading ‘So Your Daughter’s Going Off to College’
I love the way my husband writes, so I thought I’d just post up one of his good ones from a recent post over on BlogMablog:
“We are born casting sidelong glances, and worldliness is a sin that depends upon the sidelong glance. The devil nurtures the sidelong glance like it was his own precious child, which it actually is, and whenever the Holy Spirit comes upon one, He kills it dead.”
Given that Bekah has loved fabric for as long as I have known her, it is just delightful that she has been given the opportunity to design her own line for Timeless Treasures. In anticipation of this, she has used some of their fabric to design some adorable little-girl slippers. Take a peek over at Bekah’s blog and see for yourself!
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