We take as our text today the parable of the prodigal sons. The younger son took his share of the inheritance ... financiers plundering companies and kids being raised without fathers.

How many would comply with it if one of their children asked ... than it did with the prodigal son's misuse of his freedom, and God trusts that we will learn our lesson and come back to him.

Yet, one aspect of this parable is often overlooked—it is lesson about love, truth, and the vital connection between the two. The parable does not explain exactly why the prodigal son wanted to ...