dressing for church

[tigger398]

He wants to dress nice for church but we just don't have money now to by him more and his slacks don't fit him well anymore, pssst he gained a few pounds.

[Marnie]

Be neat, be clean. Be on time.

[Openly Curious]

It is good news to hear tigger that your husband is going to church. In time his own convictions will dictate the way he will dress on his own you just stay beside him and see what the Lord will do with your man. I wouldn't worry to much over what others say in this regards as God will direct him especially if he already has the feelings like you say.

loving blessings

OC

[Emily~Anne]

Now I don't know if the catholic tought my hubby that you had to be dressed up for church or you can't go. Cause I told hubby untill we can get him some more pants and shoes he might have to wear his good jeans and sneakers with a nice shirt he was like what !!!

Last Sunday, I wore shorts, flip flops, and a long sleeved Abercrombie Oxford to Morning worship.

I certainly hope you don't live here in Michigan!

[Iryssa]

I like to dress up for church, mostly because I grew up dressing up for church, but I'm okay with people not dressing up for church, too, so long as it's neat and they don't look like they went right from the rigs to the church pew (those cloth seats are hard to clean!!)

If he has a suit he might be more comfortable wearing the jacket (unbuttoned) over a solid crew neck shirt or something with a collar (don't bother with the tie, just leave the top two buttons undone), just to dress the jeans up a little bit (this especially looks great with dark wash jeans). Also, if he's uncomfortable with sneakers, dress shoes with jeans are also fine, if he has them, or deck shoes.

Also, to save you some money, Clinton Kelly and Stacy London (What Not To Wear) have a book out called "Dress Your Best" (you might be able to find it in the library...otherwise, if you don't want to buy it, just surreptitiously find it in your bookstore, turn to page 170, and make quick notes...it's really simple stuff). It has a list of the basics men need that will make it easy to pair things with one another, so you can have more outfits for less clothes. If you flip a little ways past 160, you'll have a breakdown for each male body type, too, to make shopping easier (means less time with him being bored)

[Leonard]

Well, if I was going to meet the President, I'd wear the best I had. Who could ask for more than that?

If I had the money I'd probably get tailor made suit for the occasion, but if I didn't, I'd just make sure to look presentable.

[Giaour]

Why would you put on pretenses being someone that you are not?

I am a jeans and t-shirt (blouse) person.

If I met the President, I would wear just that, jeans and a blouse.

That is who I am.

The clothes dont make the person.

Why would I want to pretend that I am fashionable when I'm not?

[Iryssa]

Why would I want to pretend that I am fashionable when I'm not?

I suppose it's good that you can admit it

[Guest godanswers]

I suppose, come to think of it, that I'm not necessarily a stickler for either way to dress, but pray tell, why is it that we all 'dress to the nines' to view a DEAD person in a funeral home, but are willing to always come as a just-fallen-off-a-freight-train hobo to meet the LIVING King of Glory, Christ Jesus The Righteous One, in His Church?! A tuxedo to meet the President of the U.S., but a crumpled survival outfit to meet the Coming King! It'll unravel your socks. Ah, the downright incongruity of it all! Besides, hasn't the "seeker-friendly" bit gone by the boards somewhat? Whatever, I know that Lily Tomlin's bag lady once said, "No matter how cynical you become, it's never enuf to keep up!"

wow your husband just agreeing to go to church with you is awesome !!!!!!!

i'm still praying for my husband to go to church with me, and trust me i wouldn't care what he wore if he would just go with me.

God wants us to just be the witness and live it before them , God will do the rest.

praying for and rejoicing with you.

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This thread to me is more about just rejoicing in the fact that Tigger's husband is going to give church a try. That stands out to me more than wether if he wants to wear dress slacks or jeans. Perhaps later on he'll see things the way you do and buy some nice slacks and wear them to church, but for now, let's praise the Lord and rejoice with Tigger!

[RustyAngeL]

I use to dress up for church all the time but I don't anymore. I wear pants and nice tops. I saw man once in our church come in in cut offs and a tank top and flip flops. That is going overboard I think.