Monthly Archives: May, 2010

Dads Standing In The Gap

I think you’re making a big deal over nothing,” Landon said. “Sarah is going to feel uncomfortable if you make her dress different from the other girls. A regular swimsuit is fine! She is going to be swimming, Sarah, she isn’t meant to be fully dressed. Why do you have to make such a big deal [...]

The Ornament Of Modesty

“Modesty answers not the crude how of femininity, but the beautiful why.” ~~Wendy Shalit “…but I should say that kindliness, and sincerity, and if I may say so–modesty–are worth far more to a man, to a husband, than all the wit and beauty in the world.”~~Daphne du Maurier “Modesty will always be an issue in [...]

Modesty: A State Of The Heart

“Christians are wise to remember that modesty is biblically mandated.”~~Mary K. Mohler “Any biblical discussion of modesty begins by addressing the heart, not the hemline. We must start with the attitude of the modest woman.”~~C.J. Mahaney “One of the first evidences of a real lady, is that she should be modest. By modesty we mean [...]

Lord, Is It I?

(If we are deeply concerned about the state of the church; if we shudder to see God’s holy Name abused and misused, not only by the world but also by His own people; if we are determined to obey God and be used by God no matter what it costs us–if we are not careful [...]

Flight From The Great Abyss

Psalms 55: 6, “And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.” One whom I love hurt me yesterday. A careless word, a careless action and my heart was shattered. This is someone whom I love deeply and whom I have admired; someone [...]

Wisdom From Watchman Nee

Watchman Nee:  “Show the world the fruits of Christianity, and it will applaud; but show the world Christianity, and it will oppose it vigorously. Religious people attempt to overcome the world by removing themselves from it. Christians overcome the world by being otherworldly. There was a time when the church rejected the world’s ways. Now [...]