Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Word of the Day - 12/2/2008

Prodigal

Prodigal means wastefully or recklessly extravagant.

One of Jesus' most famous parables was a story about a "prodigal son." (Luke 15:11-32)

"Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished." (Luke 15:14, NASB)

Note: This is Rembrandt (1606-1669)'s famous painting "Return of the Prodigal Son". The painting, created shortly before the artist's death, is presently located at the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

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