Publisher's Synopsis
"The good news is bigger and better than we imagined. Is the gospel good news for us today? Many Christians-especially young Christians stepping into a world and a church devastated by division, scandal, and abuse-are asking this question and deciding it simply isn't. For many, it seems like our faith has little to offer the world around us. Our gospel has become too small-it looks nothing like the Jesus who embodies good news in the flesh. How do we recover this gospel? When we turn to the parable of the prodigal son-a story of elaborate parties, upside-down kingdoms, and reunited families-we can hear in Jesus' own words a clear presentation of what he is doing, of a truth that is bigger and better than we've imagined. In these pages, author and pastor Jonny Morrison invites us on a journey to help us find ourselves and Jesus in the welcoming arms of this familiar parable, zooming out to show how this story shapes the entire story of S
