The American criminal justice system holds almost 2.3 million people in 1,833state prisons, 110federal prisons, 1,772 juvenile correctional facilities, 3,134 local jails, 218immigration detention facilities, and 80 Indian Country jails as well as in military prisons, civil commitment centers, state psychiatric hospitals, and prisons in the U.S. territories. But people go to jail 10.6 million times each … More Offering Hope in Reentry
Psalm 146 One of my friends Laszlo sent me this Psalm the other day with the third verse highlighted; Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation (help). (AMP). The last dozen-plus years in our political climate and especially the past election cycle have been a clear reminder of this. … More Devotional Thought for Today – 01/19/2021
‘Live Together as Brothers — or Perish as Fools’ He only flew to Seattle once. It was early November of 1961 — two years before the young civil rights leader would give one of the most famous speeches in history. At just 32, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. hadn’t won his Nobel prize or written … More ‘Live Together as Brothers — or Perish as Fools’
We Can Have Confidence New Post by Stephen Nichols Throughout biblical history and throughout church history, God’s people have faced difficult circumstances—giants of enemies. Some have faced literal armies. Today, we get discouraged by all that we see around us. It is easy to despair as evil seems to prosper, and it is easy to … More We Can Have Confidence
Dr. King and the Nature of Law In an eloquent defense of life, marriage, and religious liberty known as The Manhattan Declaration, authors Chuck Colson, Professor Robert George, and Dr. Timothy George wrote, “There is no more eloquent defense of the rights and duties of religious conscience than the one offered by Martin Luther King, Jr., in … More Dr. King and the Nature of Law
Philippians 2:12-18 This morning among my devotionals and bible verse reads was this gem. It got me thinking about all the grumblings or murmurings I have done this past year. Not intentionally mind you but I am sure some of my posts related to my frustration with the current political climate in America came across … More Devotional thought for Today – 01/18/2021
Ephesians 2:1-10 COMMENTS There is a popular show on TV called The Walking Dead. Although I have never seen an actual episode, the commercial made it clear it is all about the aftermath of an apocalypse and zombies. While the bible does not specifically refer to the unsaved as “zombies” but when we really think … More SUNDAY SERMON SERIES – The World, the Flesh, and the Devil
Yesterday, January 16, 2021, was Religious Freedom Day here in America. Something almost completely ignored by the media. American Minute with Bill Federer Jefferson Opposed Censorship of Opinions: Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom & How Courts have taken Freedom away! “On … we commemorate the … anniversary of the passing of a State law that has … More Jefferson Opposed Censorship of Opinions
Jeremiah 9 Jeremiah 9 is a continuation from Chapter 8, a lament of the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem because of the nation of Israel’s rebellious (turning their backs on God) ways. As bad a Jeremiah feels about this he wants to escape the events, v.2. I think so that he would not be a … More Devotional Thought for Today – 01/16/2021
Critical Race Theory- How Is It Reshaping America? On January 5, 2021, Stand in the Gap Today hosts Joe Greend and Sam Rohrer interviewed Dr. Shelby Steele on the topic of Critical Race Theory. Dr. Steele is an African-American conservative author, columnist documentary filmmaker, and a Robert J. and Marion E. Oster Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institute. … More Critical Race Theory- How Is It Reshaping America?
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