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Meet Your Dividend

At a recent event in New York City, I was privileged to introduce Quovadis Marshall to a group pf people who financially support the ministries of Prison Fellowship.

“Q,” as we call him, shared his story: He was raised in poverty by a single mom who worked diligently to feed her kids.

By Jim Liske
November 24, 2014
From the CEO | Investment | Prayer | Quovadis Marshall | Wall Street
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Loving the Littlest

In the conversation about building safer communities, it’s easy to get caught up in the big topics: record-breaking incarceration rates, headline-grabbing crime trends, and large pieces of criminal justice legislation.

But it’s often the littlest ones among us who are hurt the most by crime.

By Jim Liske
November 17, 2014
Angel Tree | Christmas | From the CEO | Underserved Counties
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A Face in the Crowd

Recently I was speaking at a conference in New York City and leading a panel discussion about men and women coming back to the community.

At a break, as others were filing out to get refreshments, a man came toward me.

By Jim Liske
November 11, 2014
From the CEO | New York
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Taking the Hill

Sometimes it becomes crystal clear why we do what de do. I had one of those moments of extraordinary clarity on Sunday as I forced my aching feet up Heartbreak Hill at the finish line of the Marine Corps Marathon.

I had run the marathon in honor of the many veterans who are behind bars.

By Jim Liske
November 3, 2014
Heartbreak Hill | Marathon | Marine Corps Marathon | Marines | race | Washington DC
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Stand with a Mom

Parenting is one of the hardest jobs around. It takes all your strength, all your patience, and all your creativity.

But imagine how much harder it gets when the children’s father goes to prison. How does a mom explain his absence to her kids?

By Jim Liske
October 28, 2014
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Where Restoration Starts

When Israel was almost overcome by surrounding nations, Gideon and his 300 men encircled the enemy camp with torches hidden inside of earthenware jars. On a signal, they broke their jars, began to yell, and let their torches shine forth. The enemy army, convinced they were about to be attacked by a superior force, fled in confusion (Judges 7).

By Jim Liske
October 20, 2014
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Two Years to Live

I lost a good friend this week. He was killed in a tragic roadside accident, leaving behind his wife and three daughters. I was with his family at the hospital as they said their final good-byes and went home without him.

By Jim Liske
October 15, 2014
From the CEO | Restoration | volunteer
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Finding Answers

Answers aren’t always easy to find in prison.

Behind bars, where people search for something to give them purpose and a sense of belonging, many religions and sects peddle their beliefs. In some units, where prisoners have no access to chapel services or other special events, the Truth can be even harder to spot.

By Jim Liske
October 9, 2014
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Gate Fever

When Gus (a pseudonym) went to prison, Ronald Reagan was president. New episodes of M.A.S.H. were still airing, and Steve Jobs was getting ready to launch the Macintosh personal computer.

But Gus is getting out soon. Understandably, he’s feeling a mixture of fear and elation sometimes known as “gate fever.”

By Jim Liske
September 29, 2014
InnerChange Freedom Initiative | recidivism
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Not Normal

I just got a letter from Lauren, a woman in Oregon who is finishing her prison sentence and finding great joy as she participating in Prison Fellowship® programs. Thanks to her relationships with Prison Fellowship volunteers, she’s better prepared to go back to her community as a follower of Jesus.

By Jim Liske
September 22, 2014
From the CEO | Prison Fellowship | volunteer
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God and Grasshoppers

I was running on a bike path along a country road. With corn fields on either side, there was an abundance of grasshoppers on the path. As I ran along I noticed that the grasshoppers rapidly jumped into the high grass on either side in order to avoid getting crushed by my feet.

By Jim Liske
September 15, 2014
Contentment | Grasshoppers | Jim Likse | Restoration | Running | Transformation
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A Time to Weep

In the Old Testament we read how Nehemiah, a Jew in exile from his homeland, learned about the state of the survivors. The bearers of bad news told him, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace.

By Jim Liske
September 8, 2014
Communities | Compassion | Nehemiah | Restoration | Weep
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Hope in the Unseen

It’s said that the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo never knew what he was going to sculpt when he started. When a piece of marble was delivered to him, he would examine it, and he would envision the form trapped inside it, waiting to be revealed with his hammer and chisel.

By Jim Liske
August 23, 2014
Co-creator | From the CEO | Restoration
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Partners, Not Projects

At Prison Fellowship, we don’t want to do ministry to prisoners. We want to do ministry with prisoners. That one little word makes a big difference. Prisoners aren’t our projects – they are our partners. As you and I walk with them on the road to restoration, men and women behind bars become leaders of the Church behind the walls … sharing the Gospel and discipling those around them, serving their families, and preparing for a new life back in the community.

By Jim Liske
August 20, 2014
Global Leadership Summit | InnerChange Freedom Initiative | Texas
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Me First

God has called us all be His agents of restoration, helping everyone around us return to right, whole relationships with Himself, with our families, and with our neighbors.

I can think of no more exciting, important, or rewarding work to give our lives to, but restoration around us must start with restoration inside us.

By Jim Liske
August 4, 2014
From the CEO | kingdom | Restoration
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