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The story we call the Prodigal Son is often read from the wrong angle. The son may wander, fail, and return—but he isn’t the prodigal. The Father is . Prodigal doesn’t mean sinful. It means extravagant, excessive, wastefully generous . And that’s exactly what we see. This parable isn’t ultimately about how far the son fell. It’s about how far the Father was willing to go. Returning with the wrong conclusion—but the right direction When the son finally comes to himself, he decides to go home. But he doesn’t return whole. He returns rehearsed: “I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” That confession is honest—but it reveals something broken. He believed something true about the character of the Father , even while misunderstanding his own identity . That’s where many of us live. We believe God is kind. We believe God is merciful. But we assume closeness must now be earned through usefulness. So we return—but smaller. The Father interr...

One of the most misunderstood ideas in faith is timing . We’ve been taught to think that waiting is delay, that stillness is laziness, and that preparation is procrastination. But Scripture tells a different story—one rooted in order , not urgency. Before God ever says “go,” He always says “be.” Before fruit is shared, it must be full . 🌳 Fruitfulness Is About Fullness, Not Output The word fruitful literally means full of fruit . Not selling fruit. Not producing fruit on demand. Not striving to appear productive. Just… full . Think about a fruit tree. Before it ever gives anything away, it spends years taking: It takes up space. It draws water from the ground. It absorbs sunlight. It pulls nutrients through its roots. It grows strong in unseen places. From the outside, it looks unproductive. But internally, it’s becoming what it was designed to be . A tree that tries to give fruit before it’s full will collapse. A person who tries to give before full...

We’ve all heard the mandate from Genesis 1: “Be fruitful, multiply, replenish, subdue, and have dominion.” But most of us read that like a list of spiritual goals — something to strive for, something to grow into. What if it isn’t a list at all? What if it’s our identity ? What if it’s what it actually means to be created in the image of God? Because when God said, “Let Us make man in Our image,” the very next words were, “…and let them have dominion.” That wasn’t a separate thought. That was purpose. That was intention. That was design. We weren’t created to try to be fruitful. We were created hardwired for it. Fruitfulness, multiplication, replenishing, subduing, and dominion aren’t instructions — they’re the natural expression of the God-image inside of us. They’re who we are. 🌱 The Easy Part Is the Evidence Let’s be honest — being fruitful, multiplying, and replenishing feel natural to us. We long to build. We long to create. We long to pour out, to expand...

A Reflection on Posture, Performance, and the God Who Is Merciful There is a question Jesus keeps putting in front of us — not to shame us, but to free us: Am I approaching God like Martha… or like Mary? Like the Pharisee… or like the tax collector? Because the more we meditate on these two stories, the more we see they are mirrors — two witnesses revealing the same truth: God isn’t moved by our performance. He’s moved by our posture. 1. The Pharisee and the Tax Collector: Transaction vs. Trust Jesus tells this parable to people “who trusted in themselves that they were righteous.” The Pharisee stood before God with a résumé: I fast twice a week I give tithes I’m not like “other men” His entire approach was transactional : “This is why God should listen to me. This is why God should bless me. This is why I’m accepted. This is why I’m righteous.” But the tax collector approached God differently: He brought no résumé, no justification, no evidence of worthiness. He simply said: “God, be ...