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:
