In a recent conversation I had with a fellow believer, the topic of modeling arose. My friend queried whether it was appropriate for Christians to model. Initially, we discussed modesty versus immodest attire to model, then discussed briefly [no pun intended](as it was close to eleven p.m. when we started this discussion!) what type of witness and impact the images would have on youth, their parents, elders and future ministry opportunities.
As I drove from work to my favorite Starbucks the following day, Psalm 139.14 came to mind: “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well (ESV).” Such questions arose: Should God’s reflection (our being created in the image of God, as described in Genesis 1.27) be photographed for personal gain or profit, as opposed to using God-given intelligence to learn a trade and profit from that instead?
A peek into my mind, to hear the thoughts of a 40-something single male as he walks this planet called Earth.
John M. Kirton II
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My Story
- John M. Kirton II
- I attended public school for two years and private school for the remainder of my education. After graduation, I attended Bible college in Dallas, Texas, for four and one-half years consecutively. Unfortunately, I failed a class and was unable to graduate with my class but God enabled me to re-take the course and I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Bible and minors in Youth Ministry and Biblical Languages in 1994. After failing the aforementioned course, I had continued attending a church but began to falter in my faith. It was during my second year after my Bible college years that I was introduced to the International Churches of Christ (ICOC), where I became a member and was involved for twelve years. It was not until my twelfth year that, after much prayer from my parents and closest friends, Greg Faure and Wayne Stiles, I became convinced that the ICOC was a religious sect. In June, 2000, I left the ICOC and became a covenant member of The Village Church in Highland Village, TX, in April, 2004.
