The Prodigal Comes Home: My Story of Failure and God's Story of Redemption

I am so grateful to hear the story of Michael English told... and best of all by him. I remember the "scandal"... I remember thinking "wow, what about grace?" And I always remember thinking what about the other person involved (Marabeth Jordan)? But no one told her story. She is still (evidently) hidden away. I hope it is by her choice and that she is as well and as loved as Michael! Love covers all!

I read this book in almost a night. It was an honest account of how Christian music "stars" can fall into the same temptations as secular "stars" do. It was well written and painfully honest. This is a sad yet wonderful account of God's love , patience and forgiveness.

Once again Lynn Vincent ("Same Kinda Different as Me") makes me lose sleep on work nights with her fast paced, seamless story telling -- this time about a guy who isn't all that convincingly redeemed. Behind the scenes in the Christian music world, with fascinating "you are there" detail. Fun cliff-hanging chapter ends that made me stay up too late. I don't think he intended this (maybe Lynn did), but it made me feel better about myself knowing someone so talented, could mess up so bad. Grace is for everyone.

I am almost finished with this book, & I thoroughly enjoyed it. Michael's story is a perfect example of "there but for the grace of God go I." We as Christians are still sinners, & this story shows that none of us are immune to Satan's attempt to derail our lives, but God's forgiveness and redemption are real, folks! Amen!

I could not put the book down and considering I can't remember the last time I actually read a book cover to cover that is saying alot. This is a story about an individual that could have been any one of us. He had some thing happen to him in his childhood and when he was exposed to a prescription pain killer he was able to escape for a period of time only to find out that it would soon control his life. If you have never been touched by addiction in your family you can not relate but if you read his story you will fully understand what happens to someone who's life is controlled by a drug. Thank God that he did find help and now is able to give hope to others that there is life after drugs. It took courage to reveal what happened and fully expose himself to help others. Thanks Michael for sharing your story. You made a difference in my life.