I’m Jonny Morrison. A pastor, author, theologian, & costal-grandpa living in SLC, UT.
Prodigal Gospel
Getting Lost and Found Again in the Good News
Is the gospel good news for us today? Many Christians―especially young Christians stepping into a world and a church devastated by division, scandal, and abuse―are asking this question and deciding it simply isn’t. For many, it seems like our faith has little to offer the world around us. Our gospel has become too small―it looks nothing like the Jesus who embodies good news in the flesh.
How do we recover this gospel? When we turn to the parable of the prodigal son―a story of elaborate parties, upside-down kingdoms, and reunited families―we can hear in Jesus’ own words a clear presentation of what he is doing, of a truth that is bigger and better than we’ve imagined. In these pages, author and pastor Jonny Morrison invites us on a journey to help us find ourselves and Jesus in the welcoming arms of this familiar parable, zooming out to show how this story shapes the entire story of Scripture. Along the way we discover the radically inclusive power of the gospel that upends religions, disrupts empires, heals the wounded, and empowers the marginalized. This is, after all, Jesus’ news to tell, and when we truly listen to him tell it, we can be found again in the surprising, disarming, challenging gospel that is truly good news.
“I’ve been looking for a book like this for a long time—a fresh
experience of the sheer goodness of the gospel.”
“Theologically faithful, compellingly personal—read this book
and walk into a deeper gospel.”
“Consider this book an invitation to the party that God set up
for everyone who’s ever wandered.”
ABOUT ME
Jonny Morrison is a church planter, pastor, writer, & pretend chef in Salt Lake City, Utah, known for his integration of creativity, spirituality, culture, and food.
Jonny and his wife, Tory, live in Salt Lake City. They like to travel, explore the most beautiful place on earth (southern Utah), and pretend like they understand wine. Jonny graduated from Western Seminary with an M.A. in Biblical and Theological Studies and received his doctorate of contextual theology from Northern Seminary.
Light as Air:
Practicing Authenticity, depth, and purpose in a world of empty promises
Light as Air offers readers freedom from unmet desires, a way to disrupt broken systems, and an invitation into a life of depth and creative action. How? By exploring the story of Jesus and the way his kingdom engages our dissatisfaction and invites us into the life we were made for. Jesus' kingdom is a political reality that overthrows broken systems, cultivates meaningful connection, and empowers us for creative action. Light as Air shows us how to live into and out of Jesus' kingdom in a way that gives hope to a dissatisfied world.
Let’s Chat
Send me a message if you’d like to have me speak, lead a workshop, participate in a Q&R at you book club, or or if you want me to Zoom in to an afternoon tea time.