Archives for March 9, 2013

There isn’t just one prodigal in the parable of the prodigal son.There are two.One leaves home. The other stays home. The first can’t believe that God can love him. The other believes that God can’t love him --- without making sure that it’s the other son God doesn’t love.Neither of them “gets” God….God’s capacity for forgiveness God’s capacity for loveWe are inhabited by both prodigals...Prodigal daughters --- prodigal sons.One dominates the other from time … [Read more...]