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Jennifer McBride | August 2, 2010
Here’s an article with some excellent reminders on why modesty is so important: Ladies and gentlemen, I exhort you to dress in such a way that does not capture anyone’s gaze, but actually gives others something else, besides your attire, to think about. Discretion is a godly trait. At times, it is better to exercise self-control, by [...]
Mrs. Parunak | July 31, 2010
My family and I have had the privilege of hanging out with some unbelievably awesome single guys lately. A big reason I say they are so awesome is that they actually care about winning the battle with lust. Most men gave up long ago. Titus talks about Cretans whose “god is their belly.” In our [...]
Jennie Chancey | July 3, 2010
From Jess at Making Home (thanks, Kelly, for the recommendation!) If prompted to think of “the Proverbs Woman”, anyone who has read a handful of books, skimmed a few blogs, or heard a sermon or two aimed at Christian women will automatically call to mind the Proverbs 31 woman. Land investor, wise guru, accomplished seamstress, [...]
Jennifer Allen | June 30, 2010
What does it mean to dress modestly? As a teenager, I was made aware of a desire in some Christian circles to return to the modest dress. Modesty means different things to different people. There are those who feel certain colors are okay to wear but others are considered too flashy. Some only wears skirts [...]
Jennifer Allen | June 29, 2010
Have you ever stopped to think about how the clothes you wear affect those around you? The clothing you wear can be modest , appropriate, and tasteful, or it can be a temptation, embarrassing, uncomfortable, a distraction, grievous to the spirit, and offensive. Which way would you like to dress? Modesty, or the lack of [...]
Stacy McDonald | June 20, 2010
If you haven’t read Part 1 of The Beauty of Chastity begin HERE What is biblical beauty? Biblical beauty and how it pertains to chastity is often misunderstood. We seem to see one extreme attitude or the other. While one side appears to obsess over outward beauty, vainly (and often carelessly) taking pride in this [...]
Jennie Chancey | May 24, 2010
I don’t know about any of y’all, but the last time I was pregnant, I came out of the maternity store with a shell-shocked look on my face. It seemed everything was suffocatingly tight, too short, or too plunging. Forget about being comfortable while pregnant–I was supposed to look “hot” or at least “in” with [...]
Jennie Chancey | April 20, 2010
With many fourth-wave feminists in favor of pornography as “empowerment,” it’s baffling to figure out how to protest the stuff these days. Dozens of feminist blogs celebrate the “freedom” of pornography, leaving you to wonder what happened to the female brain this century. Thankfully, there are a lot of women out there (including feminists) who [...]
Mrs. Eva H. | April 20, 2010
You should not judge a book by its cover. That is true. And if you have time in the library to browse and read the back flap or half a chapter, you will often come home with an amazing book even though the cover didn’t really promise much. But how often do you have time [...]
Jasmine Baucham | April 19, 2010
I’d like to ask you for advice on how to answer a modesty issue that is occurring at our church. There is a single young woman who continually chooses to attend church in very risque outfits. This appears to be on purpose. She loves to flaunt herself in addition. Her parents and other siblings attend [...]
Jennie Chancey | April 6, 2010
I hate posting several negative stories in a row, but these aren’t just ugly headlines–they affect our daughters and granddaughters and poison all of society as they reach more and more girls at a vulnerable age. From the Washington Times: The present day Girl Scouts are not your older sister’s Scouts, let alone your Mom’s. [...]
Jennie Chancey | March 23, 2010
[Note: This series was voted a Reader Favorite on the "old" LAF, so we've moved it over to the new LAF! ~ Ed.] As much as feminists may disdain the roles of mother or wife, those roles have bestowed power as well as meaning and satisfaction on the vast majority of women in history. When [...]
Jennie Chancey | March 23, 2010
As anyone with a daughter who wears over a child’s size 6 knows, dressing our young daughters modestly can be a complicated process. The big-name clothing manufacturers apparently believe that up until size 7, girls can wear feminine dresses, sweet pinafores, and comfortable shoes, but when they reach a size 7 and beyond, they are [...]
Mrs. Lydia Sherman | March 23, 2010
If you’ll take some time just to look at old photographs in antique shops or on the web, you’ll see women who spent their lives wearing dresses. No one ridiculed them. Everyone wore dresses or skirts, and they were able to do a wide variety of work, even farming, in them. The few who dared [...]
