This conversation is about God’s “reckless love.” I realize that can be a controversial statement, but I’m not talking about the character of God, rather, His love for us. In life experiences and in the Word of God, over and over there is this expression of love where God shows up in spaces the “respectable” wouldn’t find themselves, yet, God is there. The word “prodigal” means reckless, not wayward as many have come to define it. I mention Tim Keller’s work where he proposes that the parable could be just as easily titled “Prodigal Father.”   Maybe there is another term for that kind of love that you prefer to use, but regardless, as explained here, God’s love toward people can surely defined as “reckless.”

 

Resources to follow up with:

“Prodigal God” – Tim Keller

Luke 15: 11-32

 

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Rob Tucker – audio production

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