When everything feels unstable, Paul starts with what holds. The opening of Colossians puts Christ at the center of creation, and of an ordinary Tuesday.

Roots grow in the dark, slowly, and nobody applauds. Why the most important spiritual growth is the kind no one sees, including you.

Paul says to put on compassion like a jacket. Pastor Thomas on choosing kindness on the mornings you do not feel kind.

Gracious words in an ungracious year. The close of Colossians is a short course in talking to people you disagree with.

A son burns every bridge and rehearses his apology on the road. The father runs before the speech is finished. Grace moves first.

The other lost son never left the yard. On resentment, earned religion, and a father who comes outside for both of his boys.