when someone has deserted you.

For those of us who have felt abandoned from time to time (raising my hand over here), let’s dive into two powerful portraits in these verses: …and with him Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you…and …

The sacred loneliness of calling.

Calling. Everyone wants one these days — the blueprint answer to what was I born to do? As followers of Christ, we have the highest calling built right in — to bring glory to the One who chose us and purchased …

the danger of believing in yourself.

At the end of Colossians, we stumble upon a Bible mystery, one that still hasn’t been solved to this day: Give my greetings to the brothers at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house. And when this …

the case for giving up.

We’re almost done with Colossians, but not before we unpack one of the most important lessons it has to teach us: And say to Archippus, “See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord” (Colossians 4:17). …

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