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Read & download · PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB â Join or create book clubs Join or create book clubs â 6 Free read Read & download º The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming ô PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB Chosen to dwellAs Nouwen reflects on Rembrandts painting in light of his own life journey he evokes a powerful drama of the classic parable in a rich captivating way that is sure to reverberate in the hearts of readers Nouwen probes the several movements of the parable the younger sons return the fathers restoration of sonship the elder sons resentfulness and the fathers c Yes this is a book of spirituality but it is far than thatThis book should be reuired reading for entry into adulthood into marriage into parenthood as well as entering middle age not to mention before taking on the label of elderlyThere is no greater compliment than being called Mom or Dad Here is the instruction manual needed to properly execute the job associated with the title And by the way it also lays out the path to be traveled in route to the Pearly Gates

Read & download · PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB â Join or create book clubs Join or create book clubs â 6 Free read Read & download º The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming ô PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB Ompassion The themes of homecoming affirmation and reconciliation will be newly discovered by all who have known loneliness dejection jealousy or anger The challenge to love as God loves and to be loved as Gods beloved will be seen as the ultimate revelation of the parable known to Christians throughout time and is here represented with a vigor and power fresh for our times An excellent take on the classic parable of the Prodigal Son Nouwen is an excellent Christian author and this has to be one of his best works Here s my Everyday Man s review one thisThe Return of the Prodigal Son takes us deep into the story and presents angles from the point of view from each of the characters the younger son who hurries to leaves home to waste away everything he has the older son who did everything right yet is joyless and bitter and the father who finds it deep in his heart to love them both despite the condition of theirs As the author circles each of the characters I found myself relating to each one as though I was one or all of them at least once before I won t go as far to say that the authors of the Gospels didn t do as good a job as Nouwen but he definitely represented the spirit of the Gospel in this piece Whether you are a Christian at any level or otherwise this is a good read that gives an insight into the human heart and how it can expand beyond what conventional thinking may say It is a piece on unconditional love and forgiveness and maybe after reading this it could make a case for a bigger place in our hearts Sideways in Neverland Life in the Santa Ynez Valley California unconditional love and forgiveness and maybe after reading this it could make a case for a bigger place in our hearts

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Read & download · PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB â Join or create book clubs Join or create book clubs â 6 Free read Read & download º The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming ô PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB With over a million copies sold this classic work is essential reading for all who ask Where has my struggle led meA chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandts The Return of the Prodigal Soncatapulted Henri Nouwen on an unforgettable spiritual adventure Here he shares the deeply personal and resonant meditation that led him to discover the place within where God has The book is a subtle but powerful unfolding of suffocated emotion through a type of contemplation that is both emancipatory and fulfilling Nouwen challenges us to participate in something revolutionary Compassion and forgiveness are portrayed as the sublime spiritual doorways through which we not only enter into greater communion with others but importantly discover a mystical union within ourselves The compassion of the father in Rembrandt s painting is a psycho spiritual ideal that reflects a basic human tendency to deprive our souls of a radical generous love The final frontier that has yet to be pioneered in Christianity is self compassion Nouwen sifts through the Parable of the Prodigal Son at the crossroads of his own exhausted faith and the sediment of Rembrandt s life His findings are an exuisite example of the type of diligent exegesis that uncovers a pristine gem within Christ s teaching You need not go much further then learning how to love both your wayward enemy and obedient brother through the embodiment of the father s awe inspiring compassion Each archetype is a dramatization of the reconciliation that needs to occur at a deep inward transformative level If you are seeking inner reconciliation and healing I highly recommend