01367nam a22001217a 4500020001800000100001600018245004000034260003300074650095600107942004801063999001501111952011901126  a97808010190811 aPutman, Jim00aHope For The ProdigalcPutman, Bill  bBaker Publishing Groupc2017 4aThe statistics are sobering: between 80 and 90 percent of kids who have grown up in the church are leaving the church after age eighteen. Children slipping away into a culture that tells them the Bible isn't true, sin is no big deal, God isn't real, or there are many ways to get into heaven. Whether parents may blame themselves or the culture, the result is the same: lost souls.

But our God specializes in lost souls and the gospel is as powerful as it ever was. With wisdom that comes from personal experience, Jim Putman and his father, Bill Putman, offer brokenhearted parents and loved ones hope for their prodigals. A prodigal son himself, Jim has also found himself in the role of the prodigal's father when his own son rejected the faith. This family's powerful story of restoration, along with solid biblical truths and practical advice, will inspire, motivate, and equip readers to go after their lost sheep with acts of love and service.  cBOOK-PBhChristian Living6CHRISTIAN_LIVING  c2403d2403  0010406PUT_1898_0000000000000007092390d2023-11-05i1898l0oPUT1898pPUT1898r2023-11-05w2023-11-05yBOOK-PB