This chapter examines the essential link between legal reform and personal transformation, highlighting the need for genuine human connection and values. It critiques the idea of peace without religion and contrasts John Lennon's vision with James Weldon Johnson's call for collective uplift through faith.
“Wounds they fester, hearts withdraw, This is family? We see the flaw.” If you know the pain of Christian community, you can relate to some of what’s happening in the letter to Philemon. Pastor Paul doesn’t offer a quick fix, but rather gives Philemon and Onesimus a radical Christian practice. From Philemon v15-25.