china - The Artist's Son

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By China Call Jun 26, 2008 8:00 PM 1 min read

The Artist's Son

Somewhere in one of Paul Washer's sermons you will find his retelling of "The Artist's Son". When I first listened to him preach that m...

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Somewhere in one of Paul Washer's sermons you will find his retelling of "The Artist's Son".

When I first listened to him preach that message back in June of 2008, I almost broke down weeping when he gave the illustration. I just wasn't expecting the punchline. If it doesn't have the same effect on you, maybe that's because I was already in a very sober mood after having read and listened to a lot of good Bible teaching that day.

Update: I cannot locate any version of Paul Washer sharing this anecdote, but I have found the following articles both sharing a similar version of the story and some of the possible backstory:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wholl-take-the-son/

https://www.tonycooke.org/stories-and-illustrations/son_getsitall/