There are several people who were with Paul during his imprisonment who wish to join with him in sending greetings to the church in Colossae. They are, of course all individuals with their own particular characteristics, but they can be grouped together to illustrate certain values: The first three, Aristarchus, Mark, and Jesus could be described as ‘gracious comforters’. All […]

The one whom Paul sent with Tychicus to Colossae was no stranger to at least some of the people in Colossae. His story is told in one of the other letters that the two men were going to carry with them. Onesimus, whose name means ‘useful’, had been a slave of Philemon, a man who had come to faith in […]

One of the marks of genuine Christianity is love for those who share ‘like precious faith’. It is amazing to read in Paul’s letters that although he was often in great discomfort himself and suffering extremely adverse circumstances, his concern was always for those to whom he was writing. So it is here in Colossians; Paul wants to send two […]