I want to begin this reflection on Colossians 3 by naming something most people feel but rarely articulate clearly: the exhaustion that comes from trying to change without knowing who you are changing into. Many believers know what they are supposed to stop doing. Fewer know how to live with
Colossians 2 is one of those chapters that doesn’t shout at you at first. It doesn’t thunder the way Romans does. It doesn’t soar poetically like John. Instead, it speaks in a calm, steady voice, and if you’re not careful, you can read past it too
Colossians 1 does not read like a polite religious introduction. It reads like a collision. Paul is not easing the reader into theology; he is re-centering the universe. From the opening lines, there is a sense that something has gone out of alignment in the human imagination, and this chapter
Most people don’t realize how early they learned to distrust what makes them different. It usually doesn’t come from one dramatic moment. It comes quietly, gradually, through tone, reaction, and repetition. A look from a teacher when you asked the wrong question. A laugh from peers when you
There is a version of peace most people talk about that depends entirely on circumstances behaving themselves. It is the peace that shows up when bills are paid, relationships are calm, health reports are clean, and nothing unexpected is knocking at the door. That kind of peace is fragile by
Philippians 3 is one of those chapters that sounds gentle when it’s read quietly but becomes disruptive when it’s taken seriously. On the surface, it reads like encouragement. Underneath, it is a demolition. Paul is not adding a spiritual accessory to an already stable life. He is pulling
Philippians 2 is one of those passages that refuses to stay safely on the page. You don’t read it and move on. You read it, and it reads you back. It presses on motives, exposes hidden hunger for recognition, and asks uncomfortable questions about how much of our faith
There are moments in life when circumstances feel so restrictive that it seems impossible they could ever serve a greater purpose. Seasons where momentum stalls, doors close, voices go quiet, and the future feels uncertain. Philippians chapter one was not written from a place of comfort, momentum, or public approval.
There is a moment in every sincere believer’s life when love collides with reality, and faith is forced to mature. It usually doesn’t arrive loudly. It comes quietly, after you have prayed one more prayer, explained yourself one more time, forgiven one more wound, and waited one more
Christmas has a way of revealing what the rest of the year allows us to avoid. It slows time just enough that the silence gets louder, the memories press closer, and the questions we’ve postponed finally ask to be answered. Christmas is no different, except perhaps that the world
Most people read Ephesians 6 as if it were a metaphor meant to decorate faith rather than prepare it. They picture Roman armor, nod at the imagery, maybe quote a line about the shield of faith or the sword of the Spirit, and then move on. But Ephesians 6 was
I want to talk about a chapter that refuses to stay tame. Ephesians 5 is often quoted softly, selectively, and sometimes defensively, but it was never written to be gentle background music for polite faith. It was written to wake people up. It was written to give love a backbone,