Dear Sir:

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker—also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier—and to the church that meets in your home:  Philemon 1:1b-2 NIV Fellow worker/fellow soldier – Philemon and Archippus aren’t just ordinary believers in Paul’s thinking.  They are syn-plus the noun, that is synergō and synstratiōtēs, a combination that demonstrates…

Work or Toil?

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

For we are God’s fellow-workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. I Corinthians 3:9  NASB Fellow-workers – For devotional impact, one can hardly improve on Oswald Chambers’ commentary on this verse (see April 23 of My Utmost for His Highest).  With typical aplomb, Chambers delivers a razor-sharp message.  A man or woman engaged in the…