“A Long Way From Home!” – Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 (Year C, Lent 4)
Read the Lectionary Texts Can you picture him this morning? He is a long, long way from home. There is something about this parable of the prodigal son that captures our imagination. I think we can all see ourselves – or maybe someone we know - in this boy who leaves home but eventually comes to his senses and returns to the loving embrace of his father. I once preached a narrative-style sermon on this parable and placed myself in the role of the rebellious boy. “I was in high school when I just got fed up with it all,” I began [READ MORE]