Is there anything more fragile than a bruised reed? Is there anymore graphic picture of disillusionment and passion lost than a smoldering wick?  The world is all too full of both.  People who are bruised, bent, battered and one touch shy of being totally crushed - prodigal people.  Are you one of them? There is a world out there that knows exactly what to do with you.  If you are bruised the world will break you in half.  If you seem to be smoldering, it will do its best to snuff you out.  But there is someone who will take you in.  In this unique look at the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15, Pastor Russ views life as a prodigal through the eyes of each character in the story. Because our nature to become a prodigal is multi-faceted, every character in this story becomes our story at one point or another. The loving father, the rebellious son, the elder brother and even Jesus Himself were all prodigals of sorts.  Slipping ourselves into their shoes helps us to discoverour need for God’s amazing grace and how to show it.   God has a tender place for the bruised and the broken.  He will never abandon a wounded heart.  He is a father to the fatherless, a lover of the unlovely, a husband to the lonely, a compass to the wandering, and a companion to the friendless.  And He is calling you home. He doesn't expect you to be perfect.  Come as you are.  But be prepared.  You will never be the same after coming to Him.  No one ever is. (Click on the above image to go to the Order CD/Tape page)