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PRISON FELLOWSHIP: From the CEO

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Jim Liske on Serving Prisoners

A version of the following article appeared in the July issue of Pentecostal Evangel, an Assemblies of God publication.

By Prison Fellowship
November 12, 2014
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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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Leaders Collaborate to Help Underserved

On Oct. 23, Prison Fellowship and other organizations from all over the globe gathered in New York City for the fifth annual Movement Day. This event brings together leadership teams from the world's largest cities to build partnerships that help them better reach their respective cities with the grace-filled Gospel of Christ.

By Rebekah L. Stratton
October 29, 2014
Chicago | collaboration | fellowship baptist church | From the CEO | gospel | green family | hobby lobby | legacy project | movement day | New York City | Prison Fellowship | underserved | world leaders
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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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Jim Liske Talks Compassion in Real Simple Magazine

Prison Fellowship's president and CEO, Jim Liske, shared some wisdom with Real Simple, a magazine that "provides smart, realistic solutions to everyday challenges."

By Rebekah L. Stratton
October 22, 2014
Compassion | From the CEO | interview | magazine | president and ceo | prisoner | real simple
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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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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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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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Time to End Slavery

A version of the following story originally aired as a BreakPoint commentary on August 19.

A few months ago, at a conference on juvenile justice reform at Fordham University, Prison Fellowship President and CEO Jim Liske had made remarks that the key to criminal justice reform is, as Chuck Colson so often proclaimed, seeing offenders as made in the image of God.

By John Stonestreet
August 19, 2014
From the CEO | Punishment Clause | Slavery | USA Today
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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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Valuing One Another

In the aftermath of any senseless act of violence, we cry out, “Why?” We feel more vulnerable in the communities we live in. We reach out for solutions that would prevent something similar from happening in the future. But most often, we are left without any real answers.

By Jim Liske
July 18, 2014
forgiveness | From the CEO | Prison Fellowship | Value | volunteer
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On a Mission to Restore

The Ghent Altarpiece is a magnificent piece of art. It was commissioned in the early 15th century, and it depicts the most important figures and scenes in the Christian story.

During World War II, the Nazis stole this priceless work of art – along with countless others – and hid it deep underground in a mine, intending to one day put it in a museum dedicated to the glory of the Fuhrer.

By Jim Liske
July 7, 2014
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Flooded by Grace

A young woman I met recently was 22 years old. Her adult life had barely begun, but she had already done quite a bit of hard living. She was one of several children born to an overburdened mom. Her dad was not around to help.

By Jim Liske
June 23, 2014
From the CEO | Prison Fellowship | Reentry | Relationships | Volunteers
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God’s Vision for Families

I had the privilege of performing a wedding last weekend. The bride is a godly young woman, and the groom is a fine young man and Jesus follower. As a couple they are a matching set. One can see how God has created them for each other and will use them mightily.

By Jim Liske
June 6, 2014
Family | From the CEO | Marriage
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Saved For Someone

As my friend Quovadis Marshall, the director of spiritual development at Prison Fellowship Ministries, likes to say, Christians aren’t primarily saved from something – we are saved for Someone. Yes, Jesus, redeems us from our sins, and that’s hugely important. But we are saved in order to have a relationship with the living God who loves us.

By Jim Liske
May 30, 2014
community | From the CEO | Prison Fellowship | Restoration
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