Not that there’s a deficit of it year-round, but summer brings a surge of unabashed immodesty. I’m sorry to say that Christian women are not immune to giving in to the prevailing fashions and sometimes I’m startled and concerned at what I see. The motivation that determines how we dress should not be to look “hot” or “sexy,” as I’ve heard some Christian women describe their intent, but to dress in a manner that reflects our obedience to God and our desire to please Him. Knowing that God’s eyes are upon us and His Spirit lives within us, how should we be clothed?

I’ve been delighted that C.J. Mahaney has been running a 7-part series about modesty on his Sovereign Grace blog. The series comes from his new book, Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World. It’s coming out in September, but the full content of the blog posts and discussion questions has been made into a PDF file for download. And if that’s not enough, for the next two weeks Crossway is offering a 35% pre-order discount from the Sovereign Grace blog. Pretty generous!