A few weeks ago, a young man named “Larry” walked into our classroom at a prison where we teach Lessons for Life. When he saw me, he held out his hand and greeted me with a big smile and a hearty handshake.
“I saw the announcement of your group posted in our pod, and I couldn’t wait to get down here and tell you my story.”
Read MorePrison is thought of as a location, but it can also be a state of mind. Everyone who is honest with themselves knows that you don’t have to be behind bars to experience prison. Any bondage to anything is a form of prison.
Physical prisons cannot remove the sense of freedom a person has in their hearts when they are in relationship with Jesus Christ.
Read MoreIt was about a year and a half ago when I met with Maurice, a parolee looking for advice and guidance. Over the years, I have met with hundreds of inmates and parolees for the same concern:
“Where do I go from here?” Their needs are physical, mental, and spiritual. But when I met with Maurice, I sensed a little more desperation than usual.
Read MoreI had just walked into the main building at the Winfield Correctional Facility for another Brothers in Blue weekend event when I was pulled aside by an inmate named Carl.
“I just wanted to tell you how much your book, Hoosier Dad, has helped me begin the reconciliation process with my son
Read MoreSome of you know me well enough to know that telling our life stories is important to me. I strongly believe everyone who knows God on a personal level should be willing to tell others what has happened to them. There is no such thing as a bad testimony. It could be the sharing of a specific incident, or a series of occurrences, or your entire journey from the beginning until now.
Read MoreWe all get ideas. Some good, some not so good. Some are self-inspired, and some are inspired by God. I believe the God-inspired ones won’t let go of us. We might try to pretend we didn’t hear, come up with various reasons why it wasn’t really from Him, or even become lazy about following through, but God is patient and has His own ways of getting us on board.
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