Two weeks ago, a few of us in church started memorizing Philemon. It was an opportunity to memorize more Scripture prior to an Easter memorization project within our church.

It’s unlike other Pauline letters that I’ve studied. Paul’s love for Philemon and Onesimus drips from the book. Paul takes extraordinary care to reintroduce Philemon to his “bondservant” (ESV). The ESV Study Bible says that the theme of Philemon is the power of the gospel to transform lives and to impact human relationships. I’ve been trying to look for those themes as I read through Philemon and meditate on what I’ve read.

What I would like to do is re-evaluate my own relationships and see where I need to inject more gospel.