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[email protected]. GEORGE FOX EVANGELICAL SEMINARY PROSTITUTES, PRODIGALS AND THE STORY OF GOD'S EMBRACE AN ARTIFACT SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF GEORGE FOX EVANGELICAL SEMINARY IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MINISTRY BY STEPHEN SHERWOOD NEWBERG, OREGON SEPTEMBER, 2008 Copyright © by Stephen Sherwood all rights reserved 11 To my wife, Elizabeth, and our daughters, Bailey and Rachel, living examples of steadfast love. Together, you are a place of shalom for me. lll CONTENTS introduction: where are we going? 1 part/: what we were made for 10 1). the great banquet comes to Texas 11 2). Sea World and Frederick Buechner 19 3). Lars and the Real Girl 21 4). naked and not ashamed, for awhile 26 5). relational selves 31 6). let US make them like US 34 7).