To the random customer at my place of employment, thank you. Thank you for pointing out the skirt I was wearing. Genuinely, thank you. You were used to show me the importance of dressing modestly all the more. Thank you for asking me about my church. It proves the relationship between what one wears and the influence they can have. To the fellow-shopper of Walmart, I noticed your stares. They do not upset me, quite the contrary actually. I recognize I catch people’s attention in a different way. Even if simply out of mere curiosity. To those who have had questions of why I wear a skirt, it has been encouraging to recognize that my God is noticed through it all. I want to apologize for my often frantic grab for words to give a surface answer as to why I wear a skirt, or even simply not having enough time to go into it. I was not prepared to apply 1 Peter 3.15 in my life as I thought I was. I realize it is a popular conversation everywhere I go lately and y’all have had incredible opposing arguments, some of which I had never thought about. It has laid heavy on my heart, so given the time, this would be my response to the question, “why do you wear skirts?”
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A recent poll found that the average Americans own 4.4 Bibles. The survey showed the Bible is still firmly rooted in American soil: 88 percent of respondents said they own a Bible, 80 percent think the Bible is sacred, 61 percent wish they read the Bible more, and the average household has 4.4 Bibles. (The Barna Group, “The State of the Bible 2013” study) Another study by the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture found that only 9% of Americans read their Bible on a daily basis. On a side note, that is not to say they are even reading the inspired, inerrant, preserved Word of God, many are reading a false version of the real thing. People read the Bible for countless different reasons; to learn about the future or history, to learn about religion, and for the few, their own personal walk and devotions. For the student who has it on his shelf with all his other books, the professor who scoffs and degrades the Bible, and the man who burns it, the Bible is still alive and “works” for them today. No history book, “self-help” book, prediction of the future, or positive message could be more accurate or beneficial than the Word of God. All other books fall short. The Bible stands apart as unique. Webster must have had the Bible in mind when he wrote the definition for "unique"; "1. one and only; single; sole. 2. different from all others; having no like or equal".
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