I Want It All

In her Lent 4 sermon on the parable of the Prodigal Son, Denise Kelsall asks whether or not the church behaves as the older son, supporting the status quo rather than radical love. "Many people seem to equate church with sin and condemnation that maybe invokes guilt. It's all about right and wrong, being good and not so good - guilt, being in or out. So, where is the unconditional love as revealed by the father in this parable and why do we as church live into the righteousness of the older son, for I think that is how much of the world sees us." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/?sid=328&id=714.