Tag Archives: prodigal son

Year C Lent 4: life and death

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

It is such a familiar story, and one which we love: God running to us, skirts hitched up, “my child! My child!” It is all the good news that we need. We were dead but are alive again, by the … Continue reading →

Posted in sermon | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The prodigal God

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

Waiting  for the God to come home; if I saw her on the road would I run, hitching up my skirts, fire up the pyre, melt the golden calf, sacrifice my unbelief, my cold soul on the altar of her … Continue reading →

Posted in lectionary reflection, poetry, prayer, sermon preparation | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

A cynical preacher on the prodigal parable

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

Every story has a point of view. I knew that family. I would have told their story a little differently than Jesus did. I would have told you a little more. The kid was a chancer, a gambler, an addict. … Continue reading →

Posted in lectionary reflection, sermon preparation | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments