Luke 15:3-10

"So Jesus told them this story: "If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won't he leave the ninety-nine others in the...."

"So Jesus told them this story: "If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won't he leave the ninety-nine others in the...."

"Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that....."

"[Jesus continued,] "Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won't she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully..."

"[Jesus told this parable:] "[S]uppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won't she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search..."

"Dear Friend, In the verses today and the next two days, you will find three of My stories — often called parables — about lost things and..."

In the dark night of the soul or caught in the foggy haze of confusion, is there good news for me? Rick Brown writes a beautiful story on the background of Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and a reminder that Jesus came for all of us misfits so we could know we fit in.

Lost ring, found joy! Patrick Odum writes about a lost class ring and compares it to Jesus' parable about the lost coin and reminds us that the joy of someone coming to Christ should thrill us, too.

"Dear Child of God, How precious is a child? What is the value of a human life? What is one person worth? If you want to know the true answer to..."

What brings you joy? There is great joy in finding what was once lost.

Isn't it a blessing when you find what's been lost?! Phil Ware tells about a time he lost his son Zachary and then found him and the joy of finding lost sheep in the teaching of Jesus.

God's people have been in lost places before our time. They made it safely through their wilderness to better times and better places. James Nored in video and Phil Ware with words reminds us that God is the finder and mender of lost and broken things and lost and broken people.

Which of the two do you choose to do? Jesus chose people over practices and love over legalism.

Sometimes we just need to be reminded that we matter. Brian McCutchen reminds us that we are known, loved and valued by God.

Are we the older brothers? Phil Ware continues his series on the prodigal son called The Journey Home focusing this week on the older brother and the hardest lesson to lose: that it is better in the Father's house!