Because you're in the public eye, and God knows you need to look good.
NO, you may not wear Crocs:
Not unless your title is Minister of Landscaping or Lead Pastor For Volleyball.
Repeat after me: “Shoes are not all about my personal comfort. Shoes are not all about my personal comfort. Shoes are not all about my personal comfort.”
And as I’ve said before, just because Jesus wore sandals everywhere doesn’t mean they’re appropriate for ministers. You aren’t Jesus.
Now get out there and get some proper footwear, dammit.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: NO MORE FLIP-FLOPS, EVER!!
http://bostonworks.boston.com/news/articles/2006/06/29/are_flip_flops_damaging_your_career/
I bought a pair of these tonight, in a gray-purple color:
They make my feet look like crazy little pods, but I got them for a few good reasons:
1. They’re incredibly comfortable but they’re NOT BIG UGLY SNEAKERS.
2. I can pack them for my summer trips and wear them on long walks so I don’t have to pack my BIG UGLY SNEAKERS.
3. They’re waterproof — hey, walks on the beach! Great for your calves! And these have better support than my Tevas.
4. In ten years from now, they’re going to be so out of fashion that just peeping at them in a box in the closet is going to send me into gales of laughter, but in 20 years they’ll be wildly fashionable again.
5. For no good reason I’ve just been lusting after them for two years. When I saw SisterBang’s new pair I knew I was going to give in and get some of my own.
6. They’re darned cute and they’re not BIG UGLY SNEAKERS or frumpy, hideous flat canvass summer shoes.
P.S. They’re not for ministry. They’re for Regular Person Life.