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    the Prodigal Son. With this in mind, just like the prodigal son, when a person has allowed a destructive habit to control his life, he must realize the danger he is in, be honest with himself and with others about his situation, and take necessary action to make a life change. I will be using Idleman’s ideas and the story of the Prodigal Son as well as relating these ideas to my life as a high school senior. In the book AHA, by Kyle Idleman a parable is used. The parable of the Prodigal Son begins

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    Parables in the New Testament In the New Testament, parables are a very important way that Jesus uses to teach the Pharisees, the disciples, and Christians for all time to come. “The Parable of the Lost Sheep” and “The Parable of the Lost Son” are two examples of the teaching of Jesus Christ. In “The Parable of the Lost Sheep” Jesus tells a story of a sheep herder who had one hundred sheep and lost one lone sheep. The man in the parable leaves the entire flock in the middle of the desert to

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    Parable Of A Sinner

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    is personal and life-changing; the parable of the prodigal son in particular makes a very precious recognition to the human state of sin and the life changing power of forgiveness offered by Christ. Parables are in a way quite similar to metaphors, and Jesus uses them to further his audience’s understanding of the magnanimity of a certain situation. The New Testament, in Luke, chapter 15, verses 11-32, Jesus presents the parable of the prodigal son. This parable envelops the entire idea of the gospel:

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    James Baldwin’s short story, “Sonny’s Blues,” is the authors most studied and critically analyzed piece of literature. The majority of these analyses focus on the obvious themes of the book such as jazz music, the unnamed narrator, or the rift that divides Sonny and his brother. Little critique has ever gone into the biblical and religious themes that run throughout the story of “Sonny’s Blues.” Furthermore, it is even more astonishing that there is little critique given Baldwin has such a strong

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    Lion King and the prodigal son. Simba, the main character in the lion king can be compared to the wayward son in the parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32. In the opening scene, we encounter Simba as a baby cub when he is presented to all the animals in Pride Land. Simba literally grows up in front of us, three different actors represent Simba namely, young Simba, teenage Simba and adult Simba. As Simba grows up, he is trained by his dad. It is not said that the prodigal son is trained by his

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    The Home Edgar Guest wrote: I 'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I 'd rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way. The eye is a better pupil, more willing than the ear; Fine counsel is confusing, but example is always clear, And the best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds, For to see a good put in action is what everybody needs. I can soon learn how to do it if you will let me see it done; I can watch your hand in action, but your tongue too fast may

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    Personal Reflection

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    Q1. There are a few different ways I learn and remember new things well: the first would be through physical or kinesthetic learning. Growing up I played a few different sports and loved being able to tangibly learn new skills and see the span of growth when I was able to push myself further athletically. Through those experiences I also learned how to collaborate and work with other people as a team, utilizing everyone’s strengths to accomplish goals. Another way I’ve been successful in learning

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    Princeton Theological Seminary and Ph.D. from the Graduate Theology in Berkeley, California. Dr. Childers sermon is a continuation of a lectionary cycle from the book of Luke. She opens her sermon with a sad goodbye to Luke and the stories of the prodigal son, good Samaritan and the lost sheep. Her audience consisted, mostly of 40 Caucasian senior citizens. Her biblical narrative is extracted from Luke 13 and pertains to the woman that was crippled for eighteen years. To introduce her sermon entitled

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    Elizabeth Gaskell’s 1850 short story, Lizzie Leigh, mirrors the biblical parable of the Prodigal Son in its telling of a child who was lost, sinned, and returned to her family. However, Lizzie Leigh is also the story of God’s love, man’s fall from grace, and Christ’s sacrifice and interception on behalf of man. Lizzie Leigh interacts with the contemporary discourse of women’s situation and rights in society by replacing the main male characters in each parable with female characters. Significantly

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    your heart will be also” (Luke 12:34, NIV). In the short stories, “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence, and “The Prodigal Son” by St. Luke, the authors take an in-depth look at what the parents in both stories treasure. Hester, the mom in “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” values money and material items more than anything, even her son Paul. The Father in “The Prodigal Son” is a kind, loving man, who values his family more than anything money could ever buy. The authors of the short stories,

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