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PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Inside Journal

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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
Christmas | Families of Incarcerated | In Prison | Inside Journal | Mental Health
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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."

By Inside Journal
June 19, 2017
Father's Day | Inside Journal
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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
Evangelism | Family | Inside Journal
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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
Inside Journal | letters | prison letters
The story behind amazing grace
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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
Chuck Colson | Inside Journal | John Newton
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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
Angel Tree | Caregivers | Children with Incarcerated Parents | Family Ministry | incarcerated parents | Inside Journal | Rob Lohman
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
Inside Journal | Mentoring | Offender Alumni Association | Restoration
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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
Fayetteville | Inside Journal | Joseph Serna | Lou Olivera | 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
Hope's Gate | In Prison | Inside Journal
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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
Inside Journal | Phillip Robinson | reconciliation | Ron Hammer | Tennessee
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