• A father embracing his son from "The Prodigal Son" by Liz Lemon Swindle

    He Never Gives Up On Us

    “And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.” – Luke 15:20 . “Bring the best robe …” (wrapped in the love of God) “Put a ring on him …”…


  • Image of a father running from "The Sepulcher" by artist Dan Burr

    The Prodigal’s Father

    “Is there anything you’d like me to include in that prayer?” . When I meet individually with members of our church we usually open and close with a prayer. And I always ask that question before I give the closing prayer. “Is there anything you’d like me to include in that prayer?” . And although…


  • Art - The Prodigal Son - By Liz Lemon Swindle

    The Prodigal Son

    Luke 15:11-18 (With much creative license) . “Can I even go back home?”, he thought. . He remembered why he left in the first place. . So many rules. So much work. No time for play. His father’s incessant teachings. . “I don’t want to be here anymore!” he’d said to father. “I’m tired of…


  • Picture of Christ teaching parables and holding a lily.

    Consider the Lilies

    The man’s request was simple enough … “Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.” – Luke 12:13 . A perceived unfairness, an injustice inflicted by another … “Lord can you make it right?” . But the Savior’s response was unexpected … . A parable of a man who could not…