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  • Welcome Prodigals Back Home (11-26-2009)

     

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    TODAY’S SCRIPT:

    John Piper, theologian and author of “Desiring God,” experienced firsthand the trials of the parent of a prodigal son. And it is from that son that we can learn how to love a prodigal back to God.

    Piper’s son, Abraham, says this about prodigals:

    “Welcome them home. Because the deepest concern is not your child’s actions, but his heart, don’t create too many requirements for coming home. If he has any inkling to be with you, it is God giving you a chance to love him back to Jesus. Obviously there are some instances in which parents must give ultimatums: ‘don’t come to this house if you are…’ But these will be rare. Don’t lessen the likelihood of an opportunity to be with your child by too many rules.”

    >> To see the entire “12 Ways to Love Your Wayward Child” article, click here.

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