The Prodigal Son Returns!
Published Jan 01, 1900
A preacher was telling his Bible class the story of the Prodigal Son and wishing to emphasize the disagreeable attitude of the elder brother on that occasion, he laid especial stress on this phrase of the parable. After describing the rejoicing of the household over the return of the wayward son, he spoke of one who, in the midst of the festivities, failed to share in the jubilant spirit of the occasion.
"Can anybody in the class," he asked, "tell me who this was?"
A small boy, who had been listening sympathetically to the story, put up his hand. "I know," he said beamingly. "It was the fatted calf."
Originally published November 14, 2002.
