“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” -Alexander Pope When I was thirteen, my parents got divorced and then, in a surprising turn of events, remarried each other again six years later. Everyone expected my younger sisters and I to be overjoyed, but instead we … Continue readingThe Prodigal Son’s Older Brother? That’s Me.
There is nothing more terrifying than realizing your child is missing. You go to look and he’s gone. You look high and low and that panic starts to set in. You call; you search; you try to hold back the tears. Still, he’s nowhere in … Continue readingGod, Our Father
I am the prodigal’s older brother. I never understood the celebration and I always understood the anger. I mean, I was glad the young man came to his senses and returned to the father, but I’m on the big brother’s side with, “You never even … Continue readingBeing the Prodigal’s Older Brother