Summary: "The Heart of Man is a story inviting the sons and daughters of God to leave behind our broken, moralistic and religious way of thinking and relating to God and to others. Once we begin to know who God is (and as a result who we are), we have something to invite the world into. Freedom from performance. Freedom from managing our behavior so we appear acceptable to God. Freedom from our...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Ocean Avenue Entertainment, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HEAEvans, Richard Paul.
Summary: As heir to the Crisp Copy Center fortune, Luke has it made--until he burns through his entire inheritance in just one year of partying. Ashamed to ask his famous father for help, he finds employment--and romance--as an entry-level clerk. Can his new love get him back on track?
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2011
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC EVAKeller, Timothy J.
Summary: Uses the biblical tale of the prodigal son to provide both an introduction to Christianity and a clarifying primer on the nature of the gospel for believers, in a resource that reveals how Jesus's essential message is revealed by the story in ways that can enable greater understandings of the Christian faith.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 226.806 KELNouwen, Henri J. M.
Summary: Follows the path of Nouwen's spiritual home-coming. More than three years prior to writing his great classic, The return of the prodigal son, Nouwen suffered a personal breakdown followed by a time of sealing solitude when he encoutered Rembrandt's famous painting. He reflected on and identified with the parable's characters and experienced profound and inspiring life lessons.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 NOULadwig, Tim
Summary: A version of the prodigal son parable, with text taken directly from Scripture. Themes of God's love and forgiveness come alive through the expressive illustrations of the two sons and their father. An application page at the end of the book encourages meaningful discussion.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery House from Our Daily Bread Ministries 2019