'The Story of the Prodigal Son' by Sarah Dowdeswell - August 25th 2019
What happens when we push away someone who loves us? In this talk, Sarah Dowdeswell looks at the story of a man who became lost, physically and emotionally, but returned to the family he had wronged. Maybe we can relate to his brother's reaction, but can we believe what his father did? Could we even believe that this story is about us?
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