tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649500393929664693.post5876294599556464248..comments2023-05-11T05:00:28.159-07:00Comments on PHANEROO: Daughters, A Must-Read!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07085561738798524089noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649500393929664693.post-75683414253361979132012-01-03T09:16:25.811-08:002012-01-03T09:16:25.811-08:00Awww, Emily. I love your reply to me. You have a...Awww, Emily. I love your reply to me. You have a gift for stating things so eloquently.Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03159576061308760242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649500393929664693.post-11288320806484120322011-12-27T11:36:09.562-08:002011-12-27T11:36:09.562-08:00Kristy, I think that's the beautiful thing abo...Kristy, I think that's the beautiful thing about teaching girls and boys alike that modesty is about minimizing our own glory to maximize God's. Since the Bible doesn't state a dress code then you have the freedom to interpret your own personal style while keeping your heart in check. I know a lot of folks who are shopaholics and perhaps much of it is driven by having the latest fashions (applies to males too) so that they will stand out and heads will turn in their direction. Perhaps the abundance of clothes in their closets are more than sufficient and perfectly modest but their heart issues are a driving force in their shopping habits. The wonderful news stated in this article still gives us freedom in Christ to be individuals. But it also helps to confront the human tendency to create our own standards (in this case a dress code), hold everyone to them, and judge according to them. But the problem with that tendency is that we have become our own gods. Every family probably needs to discuss modesty in terms of bringing God glory, then working out the specific details of what that looks like in our family without regards to what other families are doing or what fashion is dictating. If you feel your boys should wear shirts at the beach/pool, then I say go for it! But we have to also understand that not every girl and boy at the public pool is going to be following our own standards for modesty. That is ok because God is our authority. As a personal aside, I place a great deal of those decisions on BJ because he has a special responsibility as spiritual leader to guide our family. What I love about that is if someone were to question our dress, I can tell them to take it up with him :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085561738798524089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649500393929664693.post-51423109346931159942011-12-27T07:24:41.705-08:002011-12-27T07:24:41.705-08:00That is a good article. I think the only thing mi...That is a good article. I think the only thing missing from it (and from every discussion on modesty) is the subject of modesty in men/boys. Should we be telling young women to cover up and where one-piece bathing suits while saying nothing to young men running around in shorts or swim trunks and no shirt?Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03159576061308760242noreply@blogger.com