Route 66 - Philemon

On the road again, we stop today in the book of Philemon.  Even though it is a very short book, it is powerful and holds strong lessons for us as Christians.  Philemon was a convert of Paul and a leader in the church of Colossae.  Philemon had an unresolved relationship with a previous slave that had done him wrong.  The slave, Onesimus had become a brother in Christ and Paul was sending him back to Philemon with a plea to accept Onesimus back as a brother.  This letter holds deep lessons for us concerning forgiveness and true brotherhood in the Lord.