by Phil Hunt | 3 Sep 2025 | Articles
In a world where words carry immense weight, Christians are called to speak with particular intentionality. Paul instructs, “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person” (Colossians 4:6). This single...
by Phil Hunt | 1 Sep 2025 | Articles
As we continue our mini-series on Paul’s exhortation on how to live before outsiders (see Introduction and Part 1), we come to his instruction to believers to “make the best use of the time.” Time is a precious commodity. Our time is limited, and therefore we must...
by Phil Hunt | 29 Aug 2025 | Articles
In the introduction to this mini-series of articles, we observed that the supremacy of Christ transforms the way that we interact with outsiders. In his letter to the Colossians, Paul, having already established this glorious truth of Christ’s supremacy, offers three...
by Phil Hunt | 27 Aug 2025 | Articles
Imagine being spotted drinking heavily at a tavern on Saturday night, then leading worship on Sunday morning. Picture failing to repay a loan to your uncle, then attempting to tell him about God’s generosity. Consider gossiping about colleagues, then inviting them to...
by Tim Cantrell | 1 Feb 2017 | Articles
I once visited a site of one of John’s seven churches in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey), but I never made it to Pergamum. Or so I thought—until I began studying this church in Revelation 2 and learning about that ancient city, and exploring why Jesus would call this...
