The House on the Hill: Philemon's Church in Colossae

The house stands on the eastern slope of Colossae, catching the morning light that spills across the Lycus Valley. Not the grandest home in the city—that distinction belongs to the wool merchants whose fortunes rise and fall with the famous purple dye. But Philemon's house has become something else entirely. A gathering place. A sanctuary. Every Lord's Day, the courtyard fills.…