The parable does not end at the party. There is a second son. He stayed. He worked. He kept the rules. And he is also lost. Most of us are him.

In this letter

- The older brother's complaint, line by line

- This son of yours — the language of disowning

- The father's three sentences in response — Son, you are always with me. All that I have is yours. He is your brother.

- The two ways to be lost — by leaving, and by staying

- Why Jesus stops the story mid-conversation

- The Pharisees as the older brother

- The church person as the older brother

Scripture

- Luke 15:25-32

The question to sit with

Are you in the far country, hoping to come home? Or are you in the field, resenting the grace given to people who d ...