The Prodigal’s Older Brother

The younger son gets the sermons. But Jesus ends the story standing in a field with the older brother — arms crossed, resentful, technically right and entirely lost.

Two ways to leave home

You can run from the Father with reckless sin, or from a distance with quiet self-righteousness. Both need grace. Both are invited in.

The Father leaves the party to plead with the one who stayed. He’s still pleading.