how to be a person who knows the Father. Instead of being given a set of parenting do’s and don’ts, we learn what it means to be like our heavenly Father. We discover the relationship between being in Christ and becoming a good parent. The parable of the lost sons, along with the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin, are all about God’s persistent, passionate grace for the lost. The Lord is like the waiting father who longs for his lost son. The Lord is like the shepherd who leaves his flock