#425 - Kyle Thompson // A Father/Son Reunion

2026-08-18 · 7 min · episode 425 · 8 entities

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We unpack one of the rawest reunion scenes in The Odyssey and connect it to the Prodigal Son to show what real love looks like when fathers and sons come home. We challenge men to stop hiding behind stoicism, stop waiting for the pain to disappear, and choose presence, repentance, and reunion with family and with God. • Odysseus returning home disguised and the tension of being unseen • Telemachus struggling to believe the hope he wants most • A father’s simple claim and the grief release that follows • Luke 15 and the running father who ignores dignity for love • Luke 24 and the shared human instinct to doubt good news • A direct challenge to absent fathers in work, attention, and headship • A word to wounded sons about letting the reunion begin before full resolution • A call to bring the ache to God the Father and stop emotion management Before you go, if you want to help equip other men for the fight, share this podcast around and leave us a five star rating and review. Support the show Want to connect? Email communication@coe22.com