Like Onesimus, we are all running away from something in our lives. And in our running we have left destruction of varying degrees in our wake. Only Christ is able to pay for the destruction we have caused — all our outstanding fines and all our debt — in order that we be fully restored to our heavily family.
We all face the same temptations and pitfalls of the first humans in our daily lives...
The final section of the creation story ultimately requires us to talk a whole lot about sex, sexuality, and the meaning of life.
The desire for peace, for rest, and for a good creation remain in the heart of every human being...