PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Inside Journal

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A Not-So-Merry Christmas

That first Christmas wasn't a fancy event. It was a young man and woman, with zero experience as parents, placing the Son of God in a feeding trough for dirty, smelly farm animals.

By Stacia Ray
December 19, 2017
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Exclusive Newspaper for Prisoners Expands

Inside Journal, Prison Fellowship's newspaper for prisoners, expands with a brand new quarterly edition exclusively for women in prison.

By Stacia Ray
December 5, 2017
Incarcerated Women
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Blue Christmas: Know the Signs and Solutions of Holiday Depression

Christmas is supposed to be a happy time, so why do so many of us deal with holiday depression in the winter?

By Stacia Ray
October 31, 2017
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The Dad You Never Had

'He loves me not because of anything I could ever do for Him, but simply because He is my Dad, and I am His son.'

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June 19, 2017
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A New Name, a New Family

It is a story of adoption. It is a story of the lost being found. It is a story about God.

By Zoe Erler
May 25, 2017
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Letters to the Editor: Prison Edition

Almost 2.2 million Americans are incarcerated, but with your help, Prison Fellowship® is active in all 50 states. One way we reach prisoners is through Inside Journal.

By Emily Harris Greene
April 17, 2017
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The Story Behind ‘Amazing Grace’

This article was originally published in Prison Fellowship®'s Inside Journal®, a quarterly newspaper printed and distributed to corrections facilities across the country.

In the last year of his life, Chuck Colson, the founder of Prison Fellowship, re-visited Maxwell Federal Prison Camp near Montgomery, Alabama, where he served time in the 1970s.

By Alyson R. Quinn
April 11, 2017
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Incarcerated Parents: How to Be ‘There’ When You’re Not

The following article was originally published in Spring 2017 edition of Inside Journal. Inside Journal is a quarterly newspaper published by Prison Fellowship® just for prisoners.

By Rob Lohman
March 21, 2017
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Til Prison Do Us Part? How to Maintain a Marriage During Incarceration - marriage resource
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‘Til Prison Do Us Part? How to Maintain a Marriage During Incarceration

The following post was adapted from an article published in the Winter 2013 edition of Inside Journal. Inside Journal is a quarterly newspaper published by Prison Fellowship® just for prisoners. 

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February 14, 2017
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Inside Journal: The Secret to Strength
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Inside Journal: The Secret to Strength

The following article was originally published in Winter 2017 edition of Inside Journal. Inside Journal is a quarterly newspaper published by Prison Fellowship® just for prisoners.

This article is reprinted here with permission. 

By Emily Andrews
February 7, 2017
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Inside Journal Takes Gospel to More Than 700 Prisons

Prison can be a dark place, full of corrosive influences. Prisoners who want to follow Christ must fight against a tide that threatens to push them back into old behaviors and thought patterns. Other men and women might be curious about Jesus, but, cynical about the value of “religion,” they balk at the idea of attending a chapel service.

By Alyson R. Quinn
August 19, 2016
North Carolina
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The Victims No One Sees

The following article originally appeared in Inside Journal, Prison Fellowship’s quarterly publication for men and women behind bars. 

The young man in the orange jumpsuit held his face in his hands. The tattoo on one hand read “defiant.” “If only I’d been there with him—if only!”

By Mary Ellen Armbruster
April 29, 2016
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Lose an Enemy, Gain a Friend

The following article originally appeared in Inside Journal, Prison Fellowship’s quarterly publication for men and women behind bars.  To learn more about Inside Journal, click here.

Ron Hammer first started using drugs while he was in the U.S. Marine Corps. “It was a stressful time and drugs were an escape,” he recalls.

By W. M. Thompson
February 2, 2016
Tennessee
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Two Kinds of People

When I was growing up my father had a favorite saying. “There are two types of people in the world,” he would say, “those who need to share the Gospel, and those who need to hear it. So if you’re not sharing it …”

The words he left unsaid did most of the talking, and I always knew he meant it sincerely.

By Jim Liske
August 3, 2015
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A New Life for Jorge

A version of the following story will be featured in an upcoming Inside Journal, Prison Fellowship’s quarterly newspaper for prisoners. If you would like to view past issues of Inside Journal, or would like to contribute to providing this resource for men and women behind bars, click here.

By Kate Campbell
October 16, 2014
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