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Anybody Home?

My wife Cathy and I couldn’t tell if anyone was home.

We walked up the cluttered approach to the old mobile home and knocked on the door. There was no car in the driveway and no tracks in the snow that had fallen overnight.

By Jim Liske
December 10, 2015
Angel Tree | Christmas | Delivery | Presents
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Thanking God for Prison

On paper, my nephew should never have become addicted to drugs. He was a bright young man raised in a wonderful home by godly parents. And yet, he traded it all in for his substance abuse, leaving his heartbroken family behind when he went to prison.

By Jim Liske
December 7, 2015
Christmas | forgiveness | From the CEO | Prison Fellowship | Restoration | Thanksgiving
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When Jesus Gave Thanks

“So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, ‘Father, I thank you that you have heard me.’” – John 11:41

Jesus had a friend named Lazarus who died of an illness. By the time Jesus arrived at the home of Lazarus’s grieving sisters, Mary and Martha, Lazarus had been dead for four days, and his body was sealed in a tomb with a large, heavy stone.

By Jim Liske
November 30, 2015
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Mistaken Identity

On a recent trip to Michigan, I approached a man that I thought was our local Prison Fellowship field director. I hugged him and thanked him for all he was doing.

When I asked how he was, he said, “I’ve been out for three months, and I am an associate pastor!”

By Jim Liske
November 23, 2015
drug lord | Michigan | Reentry | Transformation
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When in Doubt, Give Thanks

In moments of challenge, you and I have two options: We can yield to anxiety, or we can choose thanksgiving. We can rejoice in our secure spiritual inheritance. We can rest in God’s promises of provision. We can trust the One who holds us in the palms of His nail-scarred hands.

By Jim Liske
November 16, 2015
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Risen to New Life

In my decades as a pastor, I saw a lot of things in church, but this was a first.

In the middle of the church auditorium, surrounded by their families and other worshipers, were about 100 prisoners in orange jumpsuits. They are part of a partnership between a county jail and a local congregation.

By Jim Liske
November 9, 2015
Churches | Jim Likse | Transformation
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The Christian and the Criminal Justice System

The following is a version of remarks given by Prison Fellowship President and CEO Jim Liske at Movement Day NYC, a gathering of Christian leaders discussing how to cultivate Gospel movements in urban areas across the country.  For more information about Movement Day, visit www.movementday.com.

By Jim Liske
November 6, 2015
Children | From the CEO | Justice Fellowship | movement day | New York | New York City | Prayer | Reentry | volunteer
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Better than 100 Sermons

Ron and Phil sat side-by-side on a platform, sharing about the decades that their life stories have intertwined. The journey began when Ron, then a drug addict desperately seeking cash, shot and killed Phil’s father.

After Ron pulled the trigger, he went to prison.

By Jim Liske
November 3, 2015
forgiveness | From the CEO | Prison Fellowship | Reentry
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All Things New

I first met Emily two years ago, at the start of her sentence for drug trafficking and assault. Nineteen years old and thin, she hardly looked capable of the crimes for which she had been sentenced. Her demeanor, too hardened for her years, masked the vulnerability of a little girl.

By Jim Liske
October 26, 2015
Emily | Mentoring | Reentry
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Once in a Generation

In the Bible, a period of 40 years represents a generation. I’ve been thinking about this as Prison Fellowship prepares to celebrate its fortieth anniversary.

In the generation since Chuck Colson founded Prison Fellowship, America has gone from incarcerating just over 200,000 people to more than 2.2 million.

By Jim Liske
October 12, 2015
From the CEO | Generation | volunteer
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Rebuilding from the Rubble

One of the most beautiful churches in upstate New York is the Church of St. Dismas, The Good Thief, in Dannemora. Built between 1939 and 1941, this Neogothic-inspired stone chapel boasts massive oak doors and an impressive spire.

The church stands on the grounds of Clinton Correctional Facility, a short distance from the prison’s outer walls.

By Jim Liske
September 29, 2015
Church of St. Dismas | Clinton Correctional Facility | From the CEO | New York | Prison Fellowship
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A Mother’s Broken Heart

In September, high schools are once again brimming with teenagers, looking through college brochures, figuring out who to ask to the homecoming dance, and worrying about exams and report cards. But that’s not the case for every young person on the edge of adulthood; too many embark on a course that leads them to prison.

By Jim Liske
September 21, 2015
Freedom | Matthew 23:37 | Restoration
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A Mom and a Daughter

“E.J.” is a mom serving time in a Texas prison. A new Christian, she was baptized in August and is in awe of God’s deep love for her.

Just a few weeks ago she participated in a “Day with Mom” event that allowed her some precious time with her children.

By Jim Liske
September 14, 2015
Day with Mom | From the CEO
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Facing Fear at F Block

I visit prisons frequently, and rarely do I feel uncomfortable. When the prison staff will permit it, I shake hands with and even embrace incarcerated men without fear. But one recent experience left me feeling shaken.

After a worship service in a prison auditorium, I was taken to F Block, a multi-tier roundhouse where the prison’s most violent and hardened residents are kept.

By Jim Liske
September 6, 2015
Darkness | F Block | From the CEO | Prayer | Volunteers
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A Foretaste of Heaven

We were being watched.

At a worship service behind bars, I was sitting among some men that I remembered from a previous visit. I was jarred out of the music by the realization that officers armed with rifles were standing watch in “guard shacks” that extended from the walls of the auditorium.

By Jim Liske
August 31, 2015
From the CEO | Prayer
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