Wanting to clear my kindle as that is one of my goals for 2020, I came across an older book from 2013. It is also a Christian fiction that I have in the last few months wanted to get back into reading as I have felt lately called back to reading that particular genre. One of the popular stories in the bible is that of the Prodigal son - the wayward son that goes out on his own but when life falls to pieces and there looks like no way up, he reaches back to his home roots where his father welcomes in with arms wide open and a heart filled with forgiveness. In The Prodigal we meet Jack Chisholm who founded a church that raked in millions, he has become a successful TV pastor, author, and reaching the lives of others. However, his values dropped and when a night out turns into a PR nightmare - his church fires him as their pastor and his family are whisked away under the church's hidden protection. Life has hit rock bottom for Jack and soon he turns to the bottle. Enter his father whom with arms wide open takes him back to his hometown. Jack is about to rediscover what it means to be part of a community and why he got into missionary and preaching the word of Christ. As Jack starts to get back to his roots of happiness, what will happen when the church offers his job back? Will he go back to living a life of riches and comfort or will he have learned what it means to be a man of God and walk in his ways? Find out all this and more in this inspirational and powerful tale by Brennan Manning and Greg Garrett today -a modern twist of the story of The Prodigal Son.

It's been so long since I read this book that I can't remember a ton of details.

I do know that I really enjoyed it. I also remember thinking it was a beautiful description of how God sees us and always welcomes us home. I know the relationship between the father and son was so strained and yet so redeemed as the story progressed.

Thought this was good until the last few chapters.