n the 15th chapter of the Gospel of Luke Jesus taught using a story familiar to many of us. It's been dubbed “The Parable of the Prodigal Son” but what if there was a different way to understand this familiar story. What can we glean from the characters in this parable to see the lost return and the dead come alive? Let us examine this scripture and reason together with God. That He may teach a more excellent way to see our loved ones return to the Lord. “For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found…” - Luke 15:24