J. R. Woodgates
Incarceration remains at record levels in the US, yet most pastors say they have no contact with present or former inmates in their congregations. What’s wrong with this picture?
Fostering this kind of inmate-to-inmate ministry is exactly what Daily Light on the Prisoner’s Path is all about.
The Colson Task Force was established by Congressional mandate in 2014 as a nine‐person, bipartisan, blue-ribbon panel charged with developing practical, data-driven recommendations to enhance public safety by creating a more just and efficient federal corrections system.
John Turnipseed’s extended family included generations of violent criminals, including killers. Today more than 90% of them are living free – because John learned how to break the bloodline curses that had driven them – and him – into serious crime and prison time.
Danny Duchene got out of California’s prison system after 32 years, thanks to Rick Warren. Now, he’s hired Duchene as Saddleback Church’s director of Prison Ministries. It’s quite a story.
When ranking a list of morally objectionable items, teens and young adults said not recycling was more unacceptable than viewing pornographic images.
Most pastors (57%) and youth pastors (64%) admit they have struggled with porn, either currently or in the past. Overall, 21 percent of youth pastors and 14 percent of pastors admit they currently struggle with using porn.
Is it any wonder that so many clergy and church workers are being arrested for viewing illegal images?
This testimony glorifies God but makes some people very jealous. Just rejoice with this man and pray for the same degree of grace for yourself and everyone else you know who needs it!
After 20 years and countless reforms at one of America’s worst prisons, Burl Cain is now facing criminal charges of his own. But his legacy is a godly one.
If the United States released all drug offenders from federal and state prisons, the country would still have the highest per capita incarceration rate in the world — by a significant margin.
Changes are likely coming soon to the laws governing sentencing and mandatory minimums. But how many current and future prisoners will actually be affected?