Luke 15 Round Two: The Father Runs to Us

Grace isn’t tidy, and Luke 15 refuses to make it so. We open with Pharisees grumbling at Jesus’ table fellowship and watch him answer with three vivid stories—lost sheep, lost coin, and a runaway son—that dismantle our small views of God. With cultural insight from first-century life, we trace how a real shepherd safeguards the ninety-nine while pursuing the one, why a single silver coin could carry a woman’s identity and worth, and how a father’s sprint down a village road becomes a public s...