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Fixing What’s Broken

It is hard to believe, but my little girl has been married a month. The weekend of the wedding was fantastic. Family and friends came together to celebrate the joining of two people called by God to live as one.

The wedding day was almost surreal.

By Jim Liske
October 9, 2012
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Visiting Jonathan

All I wanted to do was give the boy a hug – and I couldn’t. Between us stood a large, heavy steel door. We could only gaze at each other through a thick pane of security glass, eight inches high and eight inches wide.

By Jim Liske
September 18, 2012
Fatherhood | From the CEO | Juvenile Justice
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Taking Jesus Seriously

Before getting the chance to serve with Prison Fellowship Ministries, I spent nine years as the senior pastor of a church in western Michigan. Over time, the congregation learned to walk hand-in-hand with returning citizens on their way to rejoining the community, but it didn’t happen until I as a pastor and we as a church started to take Jesus seriously.

By Jim Liske
September 14, 2012
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The Heart of the Matter

Corrections is a science. There are people whose job it is to make charts and graphs of factors that contribute to criminal behavior, as well as the things that help people leave their criminal lifestyle behind for good. The goal is to help society better understand crime and how to fix it.

By Jim Liske
August 31, 2012
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Somebody’s Son (or Daughter)

Recently, a mother wrote to Prison Fellowship asking for help. Her 25-year-old son Aaron (a pseudonym) is serving time in an Iowa prison for a non-violent offense, but because he has had a problem with anger in the past, he’s being held in disciplinary detention, better known to inmates as “the hole.”

By Jim Liske
August 29, 2012
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Let’s Ask the Right Questions

Recently I visited ministries in Denver, Colorado, that care for the homeless. That city is struggling with the surging population of chronically homeless. It’s gotten so bad that the local government has had to outlaw camping within the city limits.

Why was the CEO of Prison Fellowship Ministries visiting homeless shelters in Denver?

By Jim Liske
August 3, 2012
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Family Matters

Soon after I became CEO of Prison Fellowship Ministries, I met Mark Brenon. Mark is a pastor at Grace Community Church in Magnolia, Texas, and a recent graduate of the Colson Center’s Centurions program, a year-long opportunity for followers of Jesus to deepen their understanding of Christian worldview.

By Jim Liske
June 5, 2012
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Thank You!

I want to personally thank the volunteers and donors that participated in our 2011 Angel Tree Christmas program.  Because of you, almost 400,000 prisoners’ children received a gift from their incarcerated parent and great hope through the Gospel.

That’s almost 400,000 children who feel closer to their absent mom or dad, closer to a local church, and closer to Jesus Christ!

By Jim Liske
January 17, 2012
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Coming in from the Cold: A Prison Drama Team Performs!

As we walked across the open yard of Lino Lakes Correctional Facility in Minnesota, a cold wind whipped by, as one would expect north of the Twin Cities. The yard was isolated and drab, with brown grass showing through a skiff of early-winter snow.

By Jim Liske
January 12, 2012
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The Ripple Effect of Hope

In her mug shot, 24-year-old Karen* looks like a frail child, but she has five young children of her own.

By Jim Liske
January 1, 2012
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Asking God for The Whole Building

 

This past week I was in a prison in South Florida.  Prison Fellowship’s staff took me there to meet the warden and his staff, and to visit a 50-man unit in the prison.  In this unit, the men are studying material from The Urban Ministries Institute (TUMI) in preparation to be leaders and pastors inside and outside the walls of America’s prisons. 

By Jim Liske
December 15, 2011
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Tears of Sadness

 

When one hears the title “warden” certain images come to mind.  The classic thought is derived from movies like The Shawshank Redemption or The Last Castle.  These men and women who lord over their little kingdoms must be tough and fearless – cold and controlling.

By Jim Liske
December 13, 2011
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The Other Side of Me

They could not have looked any more different. Doug was short, slight, white-haired, clean-shaven, and quite proper. John was tall, brawny, broad, dark haired, goateed, tattooed, rugged, and weather -worn. Doug was an upper-middle-class, Buick-driving suburbanite. John was a battle-hardened and road-weary motorcycle gang member.

By Jim Liske
November 8, 2011
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My Mom Deserves It!

 

Ed extended his hand to thank me for all Prison Fellowship had done for him.

He had been in prison for over 20 years and was incarcerated in a state far from his family. He saw his mom once a year when she flew to visit him.

By Jim Liske
November 4, 2011
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The Gift of Hope

 

Do you know how you sometimes plan to serve someone and you end up being served? A few weeks ago I was in southern California at a celebration of The Urban Ministry Initiative (TUMI), a joint partnership between Prison Fellowship and World Impact to train inmates to serve as pastors.

By Jim Liske
October 27, 2011
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