Friday, March 26, 2010

Girls Gone Wise

Oh my goodness. Sitting in on Mary Kassian's "Girls Gone Wise" session, my heart is literally floating. Don't you just love it when a familiar topic is spoken about in a new way, with new depth?

Talking about modesty, Mary said, "It's not just that the wild woman [of Proverbs 7] dresses like a prostitute," rather, she likes the idea that she can use her sexuality to control others. "We need to get beyond the rules of what to wear, but to understand why we even wear clothes." The history of clothing started in Genesis, when Adam and Eve were naked in their sin before God. God invented clothes when he gave them covering for their sin. "Immodesty is saying to [God], 'I don't need Your covering.'" Our lives are meant to reflect the Gospel--and what we wear joins in that purpose. This principle should make us re-think what we wear--whether choosing not to dress immodestly or not to dress sloppily.

Wowza.

AND, to my delight, I found out today that Mary Kassian has begun a new website. Check it: http://www.girlsgonewise.com/

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