| A growing movement is seeing everyday | | | | is typically read by over 3,000 people during its |
| Christians sharing their faith in some very distinctly | | | | lifetime of wear."They let people literally become |
| non-church settings.Its called lifestyle evangelism - | | | | living, walking around, breathing billboards for |
| using the places and situations you find yourself in | | | | Christ," he says. |
| each day to share your faith.And it's often done | | | | While Christian shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies and |
| without words at all, through the wearing of | | | | the like are appropriate for everyday wear, there |
| Christian clothing and Christian jewelry. | | | | are some situations where they just don't work - |
| The design and style of religious clothing has | | | | like the office or at formal gatherings. |
| changed greatly over the years. This year, it's as | | | | That's where Christian jewelery comes in. It used |
| sophisticated, stylish and trendy as regular | | | | to be a simple cross was the only choice in |
| clothing.The big difference is in the message. | | | | Christian jewelry.That's all changed now as the |
| Christian T- Shirts, for example, deliver catch Bible | | | | lifestyle evangelism trend has taken off. Christian |
| verses in sharp and bold designs.For example, one | | | | rings, necklaces, earrings and braclets have |
| shirt aimed at sportsmen is in camo green and | | | | become hugely popular in recent years. Rings in |
| emblazoned with the image of a huge buck deer. | | | | the design of a crown of thorns, with the name |
| The message reads: "Are you Hunting.... For God." | | | | Jesus, or bearing the image of a dove or the |
| A subtle Bible verse accompanies the | | | | ancient fish symbol for a Christian are hot sellers. |
| design.Another, aimed at football nuts, has the | | | | There are even toe rings now for Christians.The |
| image of a referee with the words "Penalty | | | | success of Christian clothing and Christian jewelry |
| Declined" boldly splashed across the chest, | | | | has spread to other areas. |
| followed by Romans 4:8, which says "Blessed are | | | | One of the hottest items this year picks up on |
| they whose sin the Lord does not charge against | | | | the digital music craze. An item just released in |
| them."There are other Christian shirts that parody | | | | time for the 2006 holiday shopping season is a |
| top TV shows, pop advertising campaigns, slogans | | | | "suit" for the Apple Computer iPod. The iPod suit |
| and images. One of the most popular sold by by | | | | is a case that wraps around either the nano or |
| the Christian Christian Shopper Web store is a | | | | the larger iPod video model. Constructed from |
| dark navy shirt that mimmicks the style of the | | | | soft Neoprene and flexible vinyl, the Pod Suit |
| wellknown Abercrombie and Fitch logo.... except | | | | allows full access to all controls and comes with a |
| the words on this shirt read "A Breadcrumb and a | | | | sturdy clip is perfect for attaching the iPod to a |
| Fish" and tell the story of the feeding of the | | | | belt, purse or backpack. It's message? "Tune in to |
| 5,000 from Matthew 15, noting that "He still | | | | God."Fletcher says Christians are embracing the |
| works miracles."Mike Fletcher, the owner of Online | | | | lifestyle evangelism movement because they |
| Christian Shopper, says Christian clothing has | | | | have grown tired of being marginalized by society. |
| extremely popular this year."We live in a T-Shirt | | | | "People tell me all the time that they want to |
| culture," he says. "Too often, the messages on | | | | share their faith but they didn't know how until |
| secular T-Shirts is crude or offensive. Christian | | | | they realized that they could make a statement |
| T-Shirts bring a message of hope and joy. You | | | | by the clothes they wear," he says. "They love |
| should hear the stories I get from customers | | | | being able to let the world know that they follow |
| who wear them and end up having very | | | | Christ and that all is not gloom and doom out |
| meaningful spiritual conversations with total | | | | there."Online Christian Shopper ( is one of the |
| strangers. They are a great evangelism tool and | | | | Internet's most popular Christian Websites, |
| today's shirts are so sharp and stylish that they | | | | specializing in Christian clothing, Christian jewelry |
| can be worn just about everywhere."Fletcher | | | | and Christian art posters. |
| says industry experts say that a Christian T-Shirt | | | | |