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01Feb
2024

They perceived that He was talking about them…

The past week has been typical for me in the ministry, I have done one on one bible study/counseling sessions with 17 men in two different prisons and three at the transition houses.  In those sessions we studied about gifts ...

01Nov
2023

The decisions we make every day set the course for our lives…

Decision making is something the Bible speaks often about – “Choose this day whom you will serve.”  You have probably said something like this to your children at times – “make good choices.”  However, I want to ...

01Jul
2023

I have seen some heated exchanges in Bible class before…

Like many of you, I have seen a lot in my years on this earth. Teaching in prisons for the last 19 years has given me a wide range of experiences – some good and some bad. This quarter I want to share with you an ...

31Dec
2022

In appreciation for the freedom to worship on the Lord’s Day…

Dear Supporters, Brethren and Friends, Doing full time prison ministry for many years now has helped me to better appreciate many things, like good food, AC, funerals, etc.  There is one thing, though, that the work has ...

01Oct
2022

Small things show up later as big things…

Dear Supporters, Brethren and Friends, As I have mentioned before, working with men after release from prison helps me to notice patterns of behavior occurring in prison that are connected to what happens after release.  ...

01Jul
2022

I am in awe at times at how much people care…

Dear Supporters, Brethren and Friends, Thank you for your interest in my work.  I am in awe at times when I think of how many people care about men who are strangers that have led such rebellious lives and often have hurt so ...

02Apr
2022

Good and bad, heartache and joy…

Dear Supporters, Brethren and Friends, It was 16 years ago, 2006, that I wrote my first report to the supporters of the ministry and those that were interested in this new work with men in prison.  Thirteen of those that ...