"The Year of Living Biblically" - part II
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 12:02PM 
After a long delay (Sorry, I got distracted), we're moving on to months 4-6 in A.J. Jacob's "year of living biblically:"
The author decides to take the command "Let your garments always be white" (Eccl. 9:8) to heart, wearing, "white pants, white T-shirts, a white sweater, and a white zip-up jacket from the Gap..." like an Hasidic John Travolta.
Though looking a bit like a nomadic pastry chef in his whites, wandering around New York City, Jacobs indicates,
"...the thing is, I'm enjoying it. My white wardrobe makes me feel lighter, more spiritual. Happier. It's further proof of a major theme of this year: The outer affects the inner. Behavior shapes your psyche as much as the other way around. Clothes make the man."
What do you think? Is the Christian journey an inside-out life, or an outside-in one? Is there any truth to Jacob's position on this? Which one is the New Covenant (new way) Jesus invites us into?