{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvertical.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fteaching-aug-31-2025-L9CQCgJd","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Welcome Home Week 5: Welcome to the Party | Nathan Hughes","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9689ac23-2320-4b64-bf07-a443a5ebe021/bff13c67-67b0-4678-ba35-190b8f7e519b/welcomehomepodcast.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/f4377dda-be5f-4e8d-a5e7-c9529c0d1a20\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Welcome Home Week 5: Welcome to the Party | Nathan Hughes\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Welcome Home – Week 5: Welcome to the Party\n\nDescription:\nForgiveness may feel private, but restoration is always public. In Week 5 of Welcome Home, we discover that God doesn’t just quietly forgive our sins—He runs to us, covers our shame, and restores our dignity in front of the community.\n\nThrough the story of the prodigal son, we’ll see:\n– Why shame isolates us, and how God’s love breaks through it\n– How grace doesn’t flinch at your past—it redeems it\n– Why restoration requires community, not secrecy\n– The cost the Father paid so you could be free\n\nThis is the gospel: your past no longer defines you. God has clothed you with honor and invited you to the feast. The only question is—will you join the party?"}