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29 - The Prodigal Son Isn't The Main Character (Feat: Fr. Francisco Whitaker)

29 - The Prodigal Son Isn't The Main Character (Feat: Fr. Francisco Whitaker)5 oct16 min

Have a question about your faith or a thought about the podcast? Click here to send us a message—we’d love to hear from you! The Prodigal Son gets preached so often that it can start to feel predictable, until you notice who is actually driving the story. We argue that the younger son isn’t the main character at all. The father is. And once you put the focus there, everything changes: what repentance means, what mercy looks like, and why both “good kids” and “runaways” can miss the heart of G...