by Phylicia | Sep 14, 2020 | Christian Life & Theology
We’re all acquainted with the media’s idolization of beauty. I could cite thousands of examples where women are objectified, bodies are standardized, and idealism is exalted as an achievable reality. Our culture worships beauty, spiritualizing it as a...
by Phylicia | Jul 31, 2017 | Christian Life & Theology
I will never have a “thigh gap”. My body is physically incapable of producing this cultural phenomenon. My hips are too narrow, my quads are too big – and no amount of working out and eating well can change that. If anything, working out makes my...
by Phylicia | Jul 17, 2017 | Christian Life & Theology
My seven-year-old son just started taking notice of how people come in different sizes and shapes. He talks to his Daddy about how to get “big” muscles and pretends to do push ups. And, just the other day, as I innocently sat on the couch wearing a pair of shorts, he...
by Phylicia | Jun 19, 2017 | Sexuality, Singleness
I wore this today because I’m insecure. I looked in the mirror and the mirror told me lies. But I believe them, because they’re all I’ve ever known: You’re not enough. You’re not attractive. You’re unloveable. I wore this today...
by Phylicia | May 10, 2016 | Christian Life & Theology, Sexuality
My previous post on modesty has been the subject of much controversy. In the crossfire of explosive opinion, I stumbled upon a kind comment from a reader who brought up a very good point: “I know lots of very cute, sassy dressing Christian women (on and...
