What if your greatest failure became the door to your deepest understanding of grace? In The Gospel According to the Prodigal , Brad Stewart offers a raw and redemptive journey through the parable of the prodigal son—only this time, it's not just a story Jesus told, it's the story Brad lived. Once a church elder, Brad knew how to preach grace but had not yet been shaped by it. Beneath a surface of theological precision and public ministry, pride quietly grew. When life collapsed—through personal sin, public judgment, and eventual excommunication—Brad was forced to confront not just what he had done, but who he had become. With honesty and tenderness, Brad walks through each movement of the parable: the recklessness of the younger son, the silent distance of the elder brother, the scandalous mercy of the Father, and the invitation still open to us all. Along the way, he weaves biblical insight, personal confession, and gospel hope—showing how God used judgment not to crush him, but to draw him into the embrace of a grace he had never truly known. Whether you’ve wandered far from God or grown cold in your nearness to Him, this book is a call to come home. To receive grace. To extend it. And to join the feast that never should have included any of us—but somehow still does.