Summary: Scott Scruggs on 2010-05-16 : Parables / The Prodigal, Part 1 The word 'prodigal' refers to extravagant or reckless spending. In this parable, Jesus tells the story of reckless son who demands his inheritance, dishonors his father, runs away from home, squanders everything, and hits rock bottom. But when all seems lost, he returns home and discovers that the real prodigal in this story in his loving father.
