prove he's back on Djokovic, Federer and Nadal's level.

Several records could fall in this year's Open, but it's a new year. The new guard is still creeping, and they do not want Federer, Nadal and Djokovic to win every major against this year. On the women's side, Williams is trying to break records herself, but she's facing a talented field.aspect of the story we typically focus on, but there is another important element of the story.

As the parable begins, Jesus describes the prodigal son’s habits of squandering and spending — habits that many of us emulate today. The word prodigal does not mean someone who wanders away or is lost. The word prodigal literally means “one who wastes money.” A prodigal wastes money and is a spendthrift. Many of us struggle with that habit as well.

The prodigal son wanted his inheritance from his father, and he wanted it now. The inheritance was a piece of property that would have been used to supply an income for this young man for the rest of his life. He probably would have grown crops or kept flocks on the property,