In part one of a double episode, host Nate Tiessen and guest Shawn Neumann discuss podcast recommendations (2:28), why we should read Colossians (4:38), authorship and church setting (9:35), the letter's introduction (13:23), faith, love, and hope (17:20), how to say the name "Epaphras" (24:13), Paul's intercession on behalf of the Colossians (28:27), the fruitfulness metaphor in the Bible (30:31), and the shift that changed how we thought the world worked (35:34).