Dishonest potters used to hide cracks in their pottery with wax, so honest merchants stamped theirs with the Latin words "sine cera"—without wax. It's where we get the word sincere. Stephen Davey holds Paul's own life up to that same light as he closes out his letter to Titus, and finds something surprising: Paul admits he doesn't even know which of two men to send to Crete. Davey walks through four marks of an authentic faith, found right there in Paul's final, personal sign-off—honesty about uncertainty, deference to God's plans, selfless generosity, and a church that learns to care for others together. What does it look like when nothing in your life is covered in wax?
Wax Free … Sun Tested (Part 1)
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