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Sartorial Eye for the Clerical Guy

I have long wrung my hands over the most difficult of topics: Clerical elegance
Now, finally, the long-suffering Jacqui needs no longer slowly shake their head in resignation for yesterday someone pointed me to the wonderful ”Beauty Tips for Ministers”, subtitled “Because you’re in the public eye, and God knows you need to look good.”

The wonderfully named “PeaceBang” leads all of us through every possible issue that may arise:

PeaceBang thinks of herself as the stage mother to the American clergy, and she wants ALL her babies to be stars!

This is the gospel of Beauty Tips For Ministers: if clergypeople believe that religious life is vital, relevant and beautiful, they should look the part. PeaceBang is fond of saying that if we do not project an image intentionally, we will project one unconconsciously. She believes that God has made a good gift in you, and you donâ€™t bring an unwrapped gift to Godâ€™s party.

This blog is for the encouragement of self-care, the sharing of tips, and the celebration of shoes, lip gloss, fragranced shaving cream, and all of the other accoutrements of vanity which have hitherto been considered wholly unholy, and therefore generally discussed only in hushed whispers among the servants of the LORD.

In this space, we are free to remember that although we work from our hearts and our souls, we are also incarnate beings, and that our appearance does matter.

It is also written with the intention of bringing a little bit of joy and laughter into your life.

A kiss of peace to you, and thanks for being here.

Posted by on 04/02 at 06:03 PM

Hmm… the author seems to be targeting this imaginary person called a female pastor… a contradiction in terms such as Military Intelligence or Honest Politicians.

Anyhow, you may be interested in the blog entitled Priestmanship. Specifically, a post from a while back entitled “Haberdashery For Priestmen”
http://priestmanship.blogspot.com/2007/12/haberdashery-for-priestmen.html

Posted by on 04/03 at 06:14 AM

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