A Father's Demonstration of Costly, Unexpected Love

Published: July 6, 2024, 2:10 p.m.

In answering his critics as to why he sat and ate with sinners, Jesus tells one parable comprised of three stories. The shepherd and woman do what is normally expected of them, but the father in the third story breaks the mould! Why does this father act in such a strange way, publicly humiliating himself in the process? What does Jesus want to teach us about God?