[PDF] The Prodigal Father eBook

Author : Jon Du Pre
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 22,58 MB
Release : 2000-05-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1401933084

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This is a story of how one American family turned its bright expectations into crushing disappointment and then, ultimately, a victory of spirit. The Du Pre family’s story is told by the middle of three children, Jon. Fear and rage from the author’s childhood threatened to destroy the seemingly perfect life he had created. Jon made a terrifying pivotal decision—to seek out the cause of his confusion and bitterness. This gripping story will enlighten and inspire you, showing you the true meaning of "family."

Author : Angelo Scarano
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 25,99 MB
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814649491

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Luke’s gospel contains a number of passages about compassion. One of the most beloved of these is commonly known as the parable of the Prodigal Son. In The Prodigal Father, Angelo Scarano focuses on the distinctive role of the father in the parable, the example he provides of being transformed by a compassionate heart, and the joy in celebrating the return of what was loved and thought to be lost. Scarano suggests that this remarkable parable has two climaxes—the banquet for the younger son, and the conversation between the father and the elder son—and that it is in this second climax where the real intention of the evangelist is revealed. Scarano urges readers to accept God’s “compassionate heart,” to allow God’s Spirit to transform us and enable us to live like the prodigal father, opening our hearts to the weak and the strong, the broken and the bitter. Scarano’s insightful work will be welcomed by preachers, teachers, and anyone engaged in prayer with or reflection upon the gospels.

Author : William M. Murphy
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 48,13 MB
Release : 2001-09-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780815607250

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This work is a portrait of the life of the elder Yeats and his family, showing that J.B. Yeats was as worthy of his sons as they were of their father.

Author : Anthony 'LT'. Menginie
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 37,18 MB
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1742694314

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A shocking true story of one man's escape from a biker gang - by the son of a notorious gang leader.

Author : Forrest Hutter
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 13,40 MB
Release : 2021-03-12
Category :
ISBN : 9781664224780

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When his oldest son was born, Tom had stopped drinking completely. Now with two children and his wife, he had closed the chapter on that part of his story. Life was never simple or easy for Tom, but he had all he needed to get him through it. Until he didn't. In the blink of an eye, he lost the person he loved more than anything... the one thing that always made him a better man, and his reason for everything that he did in life. His wife and soulmate, Emily. Along with her went his faith in a caring God. The pain of losing Emily was too much to bear, and he found himself consumed by more darkness than he could handle on his own. He became unrecognizable as a father and a man, and each day continued down a path that there was no coming back from, or so he thought. Even though Tom believed God had truly abandoned him and there was no way to make it Home, Tom learned that we are never alone and there is nothing God cannot do. In an amazing and emotional story of hope, heartbreak and redemption, Tom's story shows us that there is always a way back Home and nobody is ever past saving...

Author : Timothy Keller
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 36,18 MB
Release : 2008-10-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 144063789X

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The New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet uncovers the essential message of Jesus, locked inside his most familiar parable. Newsweek called renowned minister Timothy Keller "a C.S. Lewis for the twenty-first century" in a feature on his first book, The Reason for God. In that book, he offered a rational explanation of why we should believe in God. Now, in The Prodigal God, Keller takes his trademark intellectual approach to understanding Christianity and uses the parable of the prodigal son to reveal an unexpected message of hope and salvation. Within that parable Jesus reveals God's prodigal grace toward both the irreligious and the moralistic. This book will challenge both the devout and skeptics to see Christianity in a whole new way.

Author : Michael J. Denk
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 22,16 MB
Release : 2017-02
Category :
ISBN : 9780999020609

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Pray40Days is a 40 days prayer program for people of any age who want to set their prayer life on fire! Whether a beginner in prayer or more advanced, everyone can benefit from the 6 different ways of praying presented in this book.

Author : Sam Keen
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,42 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Fathers and sons
ISBN : 9781611250374

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In the long awaited sequel to Fire in the Belly father and son authors Sam Keen and Gifford Keen write the next chapter of one of the defining books of the men's movement. Filled with personal stories of their own struggles and breakthroughs Prodigal Father, Wayward Son is a warm and engaging book on masculinity, and a compelling and dynamic invitation for readers to recall the memories that define their own father­and­son relationships.A central theme of the men's movement was the alienation between sons and fathers, but after having explored this theme, the movement stalled. Similar to the memoirs of Pat Conroy and Andre Dubus III about their fathers, Prodigal Father, Wayward Son points to the next chapter in that story ­ the reconciliation of fathers and sons. Sam and Gifford Keen provide guidance and inspiration to those looking for positive role models and teach new ways to move beyond old wounds. They offer proven and concrete methods to overcome long standing enmities and misunderstanding and become reconciled through a process of telling our long­held, but often unexamined, myths and stories.With Prodigal Father, Wayward Son Sam Keen delivers the crowing achievement of his remarkable literary career and a moving account of repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation that sets it apart from any other books in this genre.

Author : Henri J. M. Nouwen
Publisher : Image
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 45,98 MB
Release : 2013-11-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0804152128

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With over a million copies sold, this classic work is essential reading for all who ask, “Where has my struggle led me?” A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt’s The Return of the Prodigal Son catapulted Henri Nouwen on an unforgettable spiritual adventure. Here he shares the deeply personal and resonant meditation that led him to discover the place within where God has chosen to dwell. As Nouwen reflects on Rembrandt’s painting in light of his own life journey, he evokes a powerful drama of the classic parable in a rich, captivating way that is sure to reverberate in the hearts of readers. Nouwen probes the several movements of the parable: the younger son’s return, the father’s restoration of sonship, the elder son’s resentfulness, and the father’s compassion. The themes of homecoming, affirmation, and reconciliation will be newly discovered by all who have known loneliness, dejection, jealousy, or anger. The challenge to love as God loves, and to be loved as God’s beloved, will be seen as the ultimate revelation of the parable known to Christians throughout time, and is here represented with a vigor and power fresh for our times.

Author : Barbara Brown Taylor
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 46,17 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : 156101074X

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Like Annie Dillard's The Writing Life, Taylor emphasizes the holy dimensions of ordinary life and describes the essentials of faith with insight and humor, touching on the vocations, imagination, worship, sacraments, ministry and the Bible as they relate to the life of faith.