The Parable of the Prodigal Son (part1)

The Parables of the Prodigal: The Father and the Younger Son
Luke 15.11-24

We might think that the parable of the prodigal son, as it’s usually known, hardly needs an introduction. It has inspired artists and writers down the years. Rembrandt’s famous painting, with the younger son on his knees before the loving and welcoming father, has become for many almost as much of an inspiration as the story itself. Phrases from the story – the ‘fatted calf’, for instance, in the King James version of the Bible – have become almost proverbial...

Taken from Luke for Everyone – by Tom Wright