I've been musing about glorified, resurrected bodies. Jesus was resurrected, yet still had holes in his hands, for Thomas' sake. (John...

Recently, before heading off to the Seminary to teach my weekly class, we received bittersweet news. Our dear sister-in-law Mavis, a...

Paul shares with the Colossians how he prays for them. It is not, “God, by the way, please bless the Colossians.” It starts off, in Col...

In Venezuelan Spanish "Epa" is equivalent to “Hey.”   I’ll shout out a “Hey” to Paul’s buddy Epaphras who was the Gentile church planter...

The people of Colossae were on board with the Gospel because they had heard it, and understood it. …the gospel, which has come to you, as...

Paul, in year 62, already saw the Gospel as a worldwide phenomenon… Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the...

I have been playing around with verses one and two of Colossians, chapter one. Let’s finish the sentence (Col 1.1-3a) today. We always...

Paul is not only thanking God for these people he has never met, he is praying for them (Col 1.3). We always thank God, the Father of...

Paul had never been to Colossae, but he had seen the church’s website, and was excited about the believers there. In bits and pieces...

Last week, we read that Peter, in his closing, encouraged us to be firm in the trusty combo of faith and grace [1 Peter 5.9, 12]. Today,...

Paul is writing to a church in Turkey, so I thought this would be a good letter to muse as we approach Thanksgiving.   Timothy is Paul’s...

Yesterday was a forlorn day, at least for me, because we closed out 1 Peter. It has been a  sterling journey, I have heard from God, and...

As an ex-hippie (sometimes I suspect I’m not so “ex”) , I pay a lot of attention to the peace and love verses. Case in point, I am...

I would like to hear more about the lady in 1 Peter 5.13. She who is at Babylon, who is likewise chosen, sends you greetings. She lives...

Greet one another with the kiss of love. 1 Peter 5:14a    Truth be told, I’m more of a hugger than a kisser. And enough people are...

The recipients of Peter’s letter were persecuted followers of Jesus. 1 Peter 5.12 sums up his “brief letter” reminding us that this is...

An interesting little love triangle as we approach the end of Peter’s letter in 1 Peter 5.12a. By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I...

Same subject, different letter. Paul, this time to the church at Colosse (Colossians 1.24): Now I rejoice in my sufferings... But this...

And after you have suffered a little while. 1 Peter 5.10a “A little while?” You can’t fool me! That’s the ESV, which is what I usually...

In my mind, a fine line is being crossed as Peter writes about resisting our adversary.   Usually, we read of Satan in conjunction with...