false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255610605m/3116205.jpg 3116205 3 <I>Newsweek</I> called renowned minister Timothy Keller a C. S. Lewis for the twenty-first century in a feature on his first book, <I>The Reason for God</I>. In that book, he offered a rational explanation of why we should believe in God. Now, in <I>The Prodigal God</I>, he uses one of the best-known Christian parables to reveal an unexpected message of hope and salvation.<BR><BR> The Prodigal Son is the most well-known parable in the Bible. Incredibly, it is also almost universally misunderstood. Taking his trademark intellectual approach to understanding Christianity, Keller uncovers the essential message of Jesus, hidden in plain sight for centuries. Within this parable is the lost message of Jesus where he outlines just how his followers are supposed to love and accept one another so they can join him in Heaven. With this book, both the devout and skeptics will see Christianity in a whole new way. 3147524 30 10 2008 The Prodigal God: Christianity Redefined Through the Parable of the Prodigal Sons total:360|5:27|4:31|3:4|2:4|1:0| 360 1586 606 115 4 0 false false Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 07:13:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 19:47:46 -0800 2009
The author simply notes that the father in the story had tw...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 05:00:49 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 09:54:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 07 12:38:29 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 12:50:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 21:49:33 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 22:05:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 19:37:33 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 19:51:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 12:59:57 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 13:01:12 -0800 2009
Keller opens his book by correcting two commonly held misconceptions of “The Prodigal Son” parable. He does this by first clarifying the term “prodigal” (i.e., extravagantly wasteful), and by noting that t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 00:55:20 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 03:33:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 21:28:28 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 21:16:37 -0700 2009 so much more to the story than a father forgiving his rebellious younger son.

Jesus tells this parable for the sinners and tax collectors (the rebellious younger son), but perhaps more...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 01 09:25:55 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 09:37:21 -0700 2009
This book is almost a booklet...is doesn't have that many pages and is a quick read...well, you can read it fast, but may need to chew on the content longer!

You will notice that th...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jul 12 18:22:42 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 18:33:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 14 18:44:02 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 19:01:05 -0700 2009 I think there are a lot of deep insights in this book. For one thing, I never realized that the actual "prodigal" in the famous parable actually describes God the father, in that prodigal me...more...]]> 4 0 true false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 06:34:34 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 06:53:08 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 11:19:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 11:25:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 16:49:03 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 17:20:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 13:49:51 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 13:50:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 10:33:30 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 09:54:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 10:37:20 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 13:21:57 -0700 2009
Synopsis from Amazon:

In THE PRODIGAL GOD, New York pastor Timothy Keller uses the story of the prodigal son to shine a light on the central, beautiful message of Jesus: the gospel of grace, hope and salvation.

Keller argues that the parable ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 11:35:24 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 11:40:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 01:35:21 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 01:36:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 09:33:44 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 09:33:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3116205