Photo Credit: Vlada Karpovich | In my last post I explored the well-known parable of the lost/prodigal son from the older son's perspective and pointed out what I believe to be one of the most important lessons from the parable: God wants sons (and daughters), not slaves. This post will explore that same lesson, but from a different perspective within the story -- that of the younger son. Before...

Photo Credit: Ketut Subiyanto | Recently, I sat with a well-known parable of Jesus for several days. And as the parable unfolded over that time, an important message became clear: God wants sons (and daughters), not slaves. To explore this statement, we're going to dive into Jesus' parable of the lost/prodigal son -- because, as you'll see, it has much to say on the subject. Before we get going,...