Depraved minds

I will not be able to do the quote or the source justice, but I heard something recently concerning the American over-emphasis on outer beauty. I think it was an actress or the mother of an actress saying something like this: Sexy is no longer in--seductive is what is "in." With that statement, a transition has occurred in our consumerist culture that I have felt, but until now, have not had the words for. Whatever those two words mean to you, I think the transition or the progression shows a strong tendency towards depravity. The American mind and heart are no longer content with whatever "sexy" meant. Now the marketer and the consumer are selling and buying seduction.

As Chris Cox and I visited the guys' dorms last week, there was one common theme on many dorm walls--posters of women. Our "family" grocery stores (surely not Wal-Mart and Kroger!) paint pictures of seductive women on every aisle as we check out and in full-view even to kids. With DirecTV, I've learned that it is dangerous just to "flip channels" even though it is a great male past-time.

Brothers, who among us can withstand this onslaught of Satan without the power of the Spirit that lives in us and the accountability we can offer each other. Let us prepare our minds for action as Peter encourages us. Let us be a band of brothers who helps each other.

Sisters, please don't sell out and give in to the cultural pressure. Inner beauty is still what God wants and desires. Inner beauty is still what the godly man wants and desires and needs. I assure you, God has preserved a remnant of holy men and holy women. What our culture is offering us is so unfulfilling and will not endure! Look for and hang on to what will endure.