Archive for November, 2013

It’s that time again. The run-up to Christmas. We’ve been preparing our children. We’ve warned them. They mustn’t say it. They mustn’t even hint at it. Whatever anyone says to them, they mustn’t let it slip. They don’t believe in Santa.

We continue to look at the reasons Paul gave to Titus for the Christians on Crete showing why he expected them to live in a godly manner.

Visitors to Jerusalem were overwhelmed by the scale & beauty of the temple. But Jesus wasn’t impressed by the outward show.

When people looked at the scribes, the donations of the rich, the temple buildings, they were deeply impressed. Jesus was not. He was concerned not about outward appearances but about what went on in people’s hearts.

More advice from the Bible for brothers and sisters.