Names We Might Skip
“I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae, that you receive her in the Lord, in a way worthy of the saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self.”Romans 16:1–2
We sometimes hurry past the names at the end of a message. We have read the important part, we think; the greetings are just the closing details. Romans 16 can meet the same fate. Its unfamiliar names slow us down, and we may be tempted to skip ahead. But these names belong to people Paul loved, trusted, and thanked. T...
