Continuing with the throwback series "Four Faces of the Prodigal Son," this time Aaron takes a look at the parable with the help of Jewish New Testament scholar, Amy-Jill Levine.

Happy Pentecost Sunday! At REC, our practice is to accept new members into the church in the Sundays surrounding Pentecost, which means our sermons are replaced by stories from new members' lives—which we do not record.

Thus, for the podcast, today we are continuing our re-uploads of 2022's "Four Faces of the Prodigal Son" series, this time Aaron interprets the parable in a more medieval, Christological way, tracing the journey of the prodigal as the journey of Christ.

For the next several Sundays at River East—due to Table Sundays, new member testimonies, and the annual church picnic—we won't have new sermons to upload to our podcast. Thus, for the next month, we'll instead be uploading an old, 4-part series that Aaron preached in late 2022, entitled "Four Faces of the Prodigal Son."

Each week, Aaron examined the famous parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) from a completely different angle, offering a completely different interpretation. Rather than seeing this as a problem, Aaron suggests that this surplus of meaning is is a feature worth exploring in any sacred text.