Jesus' Son: Stories Denis Johnson
Publisher: Harper Perennial

Right before this healing story is the tale of a centurion [a Roman soldier] asking Jesus to heal his own servant. Jesus' Son (1992) has perhaps as much claim to be a novel as a collection of stories. This, his only short story collection, is unfathomably out of print in the UK. This is part two of my "Stories from Afghanistan" series. Stories from Afghanistan: When God Ran--Jesus, the Prodigal Son, and Unexpected Common Ground in a Kabul Classroom. In response to the criticism of the scribes and Pharisees who Each story centers on an item that has gone missing—a sheep, a coin, and a son. Now, we have Jesus encountering a woman who is a widow, and her son is sick. A parable is often defined as “an earthly story with a heavenly meaning,” and Jesus used them regularly to teach his disciples. The misfits and sinners that populate his stories are lost, sometimes physically, but most often emotionally. But the heart of the story is not its ending – the resurrection of the widow's son. Writing Craft: Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson. Harlem woman dies jumping from 8th story window with son in her arms. This is strong evidence either that the gospel writers knew of (and could have been influenced by) resurrecting god stories from other cultures or that these stories influenced the Jesus story when it was told from person to person. The story of how God sent His only Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for our sins! However, while all of these stories are amazing and inspiring, they pale in comparison to the greatest story ever told. The title of Denis Johnson's sparse, haunting short story collection Jesus' Son is pulled from the Velvet Underground song Heroin, written by Lou Reed. The collection of short stories of Jesus' Son is something of a paradox. Used to captivate and convict the hearts of his listeners, the parables of Jesus were simple tales with profound meanings.