Prodigal Magazine

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Hey guys, It has been awhile since I wrote a blog post, the Table Project, is keeping me pretty busy, but after receiving this letter from a supporter of the magazine, I felt overwhelmed to send you all a message.  When I started Prodigal about 5 years ago this Sept.  I honestly didn’t know how long it would run.  Life changes, circumstances change etc. and I have not always been the most disciplined person in my life.  However, for some reason, God has kept this thing going.  Through anger towards God after my father died, to changing jobs 3 times, to moving back and forth from Japan, to format changes and multiple server and website malfunctions, this online ministry has continued.  Somehow, writers continue to write, people continue to read, and my wife continues to give me time for design and editing (Thank you Shanelle).  I truly believe from the bottom of my heart that it is because of prodigal community members like this, brothers in Christ, that have been lifting this ministry up in prayer from DAY 1!  I just wanted to take a minute to thank you.  Thank you Don, thank you Andy Clapp, Jamie Vaughan and Saemus Sutton ( huge contributors for the last 5 years), and all the other writers that have kept this magazine alive.  We could not do it without you.  The last line of this note to me continues to give me chills and your prayers are so essential to keep this thing going.  Thank you.

Hey Jason,

About 4 years ago you sent this message to me and some other folks helping you launch the Prodigal Son magazine:

“Writers-

Today we officially launched the beta mode of Prodigal Son Magazine. Please check it out and let me know of any links that are not working correctly. Stay tuned because we will be adding things consistently such as rss news feeds, streaming video and podcasts. There will also be some more format changes but for the most part this will be the overall design. Any feedback will be appreciated.

Note: We will publish every 2 weeks, so please continue to let me know of article ideas you have. We have most of the material for the next issue, but we would like to keep one issue ahead, so if you want to write another article soon, just let me know.

Thank you to all the writers that have contributed so far, we will get all of your work published in the next couple issues, so stay tuned. I will email you the final draft and when it will publish before it goes live.

Finally, just to let you all know. My father passed away this morning at 2am, he went peacefully as my family sang “be glorified”. He in now in a better place, gazing upon Jesus. It is so interesting that the man that inspired this magazine returns to his father, the same day the magazine is launched. Just another way God’s hand has encouraged and been a part of this ministry. Thank you all for your prayers and kind notes you have sent me. You have no idea the love I felt, and how encouraging it was for me. Bless you, brothers and sisters in Christ.”

I haven’t ceased praying for you since. Stay strong bro and you are probably in more people’s prayers than you know!

don