In the final section of Paul's letter to the Philippians, Paul addresses the touchy subject of money. He reframes his financial relationship with the Philippian church away from the idea of a patron/client relationship, instead seeing them as partners in the ministry that he is doing. Paul shows how our material life is bound up in our spiritual life. It is through material life that God teaches us contentment, that he helps us build communities of love and mutual care, and he allows us to expre
