He is the head of the body, the church. Colossians 1:18 Jesus is the head — the command center, the authority, the brain of the operation. I am the body — the Church, the ekklesia, the people and parts called …
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Colossians 1:17 Somewhere in the world, a Christian t-shirt has this verse written in a bad font alongside a clever sentence that goes something like this: If life …
For by (Jesus) all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities— all things were created through him and for him. Colossians 1:16 Every disappointment I have — every …
My big brother, Kevin, was born with a mental disability, but there were a few ways in which he was like every good Memphis boy: 1) you did not stand between him and a pulled pork sandwich, and 2) you …
We don’t get them often, but Pastor and I received one last week. An angry email. 1,899 words from someone who doesn’t know us at all — someone I don’t think I’ve even met, in fact. 1,899 words detailing our …
There are some parts of scripture that are easy to study bit by bit, taking phrases and sentences apart and holding them up to the light. And then there are others, rich passages that make you hesitate because they are …