Modesty Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 10): Conclusion 11 Sep 201411 Sep 2014 I am not always the best judge of what is or is not modest. There are some personal circumstances and experiences that can sometimes cloud this truth from me. The…
Modesty Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 9): Parenting and Modesty 4 Sep 20144 Sep 2014 Parenting is one of those terrifying and awesome realities. Within the child/parent relationship the dualities of joy and responsibility combine, and here we are faced with our own inadequacies…
Modesty Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 8): Fighting Lust 28 Aug 2014 “Be killing sin or it will be killing you,” said the Puritan theologian John Owen. Lust in particular is a killer. Unchecked lust has ruined many men. It has destroyed…
Modesty Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 7): Lust and Responsibility 21 Aug 2014 Sexual immorality is a sin of the heart. That’s how Jesus sees it. “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander” (Matt.…
Culture… Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 6): What is Lust? 14 Aug 2014 Jesus has no patience for lust. He doesn’t mince words about how one should deal with it: If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it…
Culture… Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 5): Principles for an Ethic of Dress 7 Aug 20147 Aug 2014 It’s not often that I get accused of being theologically liberal. In fact it’s generally pretty rare. Since I am largely conservative I am glad it doesn’t happen much, it…
Culture… Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 4): Modesty Culture 31 Jul 2014 Guys have it easy! My clothing choices, generally, only concern me, and nobody else even worries about what I wear. I have never been asked sew extra buttons on to…
Culture… Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 3): What is Modesty? 24 Jul 201424 Jul 2014 There’s a rather ironic expression about modesty that tends to miss the point of so many modesty conversations: Modest is hottest. It’s just one example of how modesty is going…
Culture… Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 2): A Theology of Beauty 17 Jul 201417 Jul 2014 (Read Part 1, here) I fear that Evangelicals don’t know how to live with beauty. We simply don’t have a category for the act of appreciating beauty. Thus every act…
Culture… Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 1) 10 Jul 201411 Jul 2014 Lust is an absolute monster. Getting a handle on this particular sin can feel sometimes near impossible. It’s especially difficult in a culture that finds a way to sexualize everything.…
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