?And, It?s another one?? Calvin Curtis Whelby a.k.a. Prodigal Son, today, October 24, 2007, launched his latest project to the press entitled, `The Prodigal Son`. Of course, you know PRAISERIOT.COM was in the building, to ensure you, our committed community, had coverage of this ambitious double-disc endeavor.

Prodigal Son, who already has two albums under his belt and a slew of #1 hits, was today flanked with support like we in Christendom have never...

This article is written to those who do not know Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour. Whether you are atheist or agnostic or just a churchgoer who keeps trying to convince yourself that you are saved, this is to you. And I want to ask you what I believe Jesus is asking everyone: ?What about me?!? We live our lives in sin, all of us. Not one of us as humans was born perfect, because we are children of sinful Adam. Sin is what keeps us from God. We seek to please ourselves and not Him. It has always been all about us ? our riches or poverty, our friends and family, our ignorance or knowledge ? we care not for God, but what are we going to do about the most pressing issue? What about things eternal? What about the sacrifice? What about God?!

We broke God?s law which He gave to protect us! The law showed us who we are: sinners! Because of our lifestyle of disobedience and rebellion we became God?s objects of wrath. [Ephesians 2:3].

There is a parable contained in the book of Matthew that is familiar to most. It is the parable of the talents, where three men were given talents (money) to invest. [St. Matthew 25: 14 ? 30]. They received five, two and one talents from their Master, who then went away and told them to put their monies to work. The two who received five and two talents invested it and made a 100% return. The man with the one talent failed to invest it, but hid it. When the Master returned the two who made interest were pleasing to Him, but the other was a disgrace He punished him and took away his talent and gave it to the one who had ten. His Master had expectations of him, but he failed Him miserably.
The book of Ecclesiastes summarizes the responsibility of man. The author, King Solomon, sought out all the pleasures life has to offer, and I would like to think he did find it. He had multiple wives and concubines, riches that cannot be likened to, men- and women servants, vineyards, musicians, wisdom and sound counsel, popularity and the list goes on. After he had received the ?it?, in his great wisdom he declared that everything was vanity, and concluded that man?s duty was to fear God and keep His commandments. His exact words are, ?Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.? [Ecclesiastes 12: 12 ? 14].