How to Love Families of Prodigals

October 16, 2026

Featured resources:
Loving the Wayward Child by Erica Wiggenhorn
Article: "While God Pursues the Prodigal, How Do We Love the Mourning Family?"

October thank you gift:
The Rekindled Heart: 6 Essentials for Reviving Your Faith by Mark Yarbrough

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Erica Wiggenhorn

Erica Wiggenhorn

Erica Wiggenhorn has served in various roles in women’s ministry for over twenty-five years. She is a multi-published author, Bible teacher and national speaker who loves connecting with people at retreats, large conferences and around her own kitchen table. Her passion is helping people encounter the truth of Scripture, experience transformed lives and develop the confidence to study God’s Word for themselves. A graduate and postgraduate of Azusa Pacific University, Erica equips readers with practical tools that help them approach Scripture with confidence and delight. She lives in Phoenix with her husband, Jonathan, and their two children, Eliana and Nathan.

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Chris Brooks

Chris Brooks is the senior pastor of Woodside Bible Church, a multisite congregation across the Detroit metropolitan area. Chris served for 20 years as the senior pastor of Evangel Ministries, a thriving 1,600-member church in the heart of Detroit. He also served as the campus dean of Moody Theological Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan. A popular Detroit radio host since 2005, Chris is the author of Kingdom Dreaming and Urban Apologetics. He graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Finance, completed his MA in Christian Apologetics at Biola University, and graduated from the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Asbury Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Yodit, are the proud parents of six children: Christopher, Zewditu, Cameron, Judah, Sophia, and Christyana.

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