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Exposed:: What Kim Kardashian Really Wants You To See
Though I'm still struggling to figure out how someone taking their clothes off in front of a camera makes front page news in 2016, Kim Kardashian has done it again. She's stripped down and monopolized our news feeds with her bare assets. Some respond with anger and I...
Identity: Can I Be Free From Culture’s Standard of Beauty?
I taught a homeschool co-op class today. In geography, I asked my class of seven and eight-year-olds a question I thought would be easy. Me: "What country do we live in?" Kids: "Texas!!!" Me: "No, kids...not our state...our country! What country do we live in?" Kids:...
Skinny: I Am Not Skinny
I am not skinny. I say that only because my therapist told me I can no longer say, “I am fat.” She gave me the reasoning why (which I don’t really remember) but in an instant I knew that being fat had become my identity, and her denying me from saying those words...
Tagged:: How Do You Feel When You are Tagged?
I saw a video of myself online today. I was tagged. It was a perfect test of my body image progress. I failed. I believe all the words I say about body image. I believe God thinks my body is worth the cross because of his unfathomable love for all of me, which has...
New March Series:: One Word Devotionals to Improve Your Body Image
Spring is coming! Whether you are thinking of a Spring Break getaway or feeling the body image pressure because summer looms on the horizon, you will be blessed by the series we are doing here at Compared to Who? for the whole month of March. We've called it "March...
Body Theology Part 2: Image Bearers
In today's post, Lead Contributor, Mindy Pickens writes about what it means to be Image Bearers. You. Have. Got. To. Read. This. Dear Friend, You’ve heard it before. You know, how it shouldn’t matter what you look like because God loves you and created you, and...
Being Open With My Body Image Struggle
I haven’t always been open with my body image struggle. I remember just over two years ago when I was debating sharing or not. My husband and I had just gotten involved with our new church and a new small group. We had completed a few “get to know you weeks” in our...
Hope for Exercise Bulimia: Allison’s Story
This is Allison's story of exercise builimia. I met Allison at a north Texas MOPS group last month. She was gracious enough to message me after the meeting and share with me her story. I wanted you all to read it and be encouraged too. There is hope. Great hope. It's...
Is it Time to Stop Blaming Barbie?
"Finally, Barbie will look more like us!" The radio DJ exclaimed. "This will help little girls feel better about themselves. It's so great for them." She gushed. But is it true? Will the new, curvier Barbies--or their darker skin or shorter stature...
I Don’t Want to Be the Fat Friend
“I don’t want to be the fat friend!” I had never actually said the words out loud before. But as I finally admitted this truth to my husband, I was flooded with unexpected emotions. Growing up, I was (almost) always the skinniest girl wherever I went. I was proud of...