Luke 15:1-32

Stop!!!  Do not read further until you have ordered and read Tim Keller’s brief yet very significant book, The Prodigal God: Rediscovering the Heart of the Christian Faith.  Hopefully you are already acquainted with pastor Keller’s take on this very familiar parable. If not, you need to be.  In this book he explains how the entire gospel message is summed up in this pithy story.

Ancient Lens

What can we learn from the historical context?

Context of the Parable of the Prodigal Son

The setting of the “Prodigal Son” (which is much more accurately entitled "The Parable of the Two Lost Sons") is critical to our understanding of the message and our ability…