This past Sabbath I preached a message from Luke 15:17-32 called The Life of the Party . In the story of the lost son we see a picture of a God who is the life of the party. It was the father who was ready to celebrate, not the sons. We see how God celebrates. He is extravagant. He brings out the best. He kills the fattened calf. And we see what God celebrates. The father says to the older son, “It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.” God celebrates transformed life! We have the opportunity to join the festivities of a God who extravagantly celebrates life! Here’s what I forgot to say…. Extravagance is impractical. I spent a year teaching at Nile Union Academy in Cairo, Egypt. Among the many cultural differences that amazed me was their excessive hospitality. I didn’t need continuous refills of tea. And it would have been more temperate of me to not eat every mystery meat an