NO, NOT FOR YOU By a former inmate It’s easy for us to feel guarded towards people who have committed crimes. Prisoners, however, are exactly the type of people who Jesus came to save, as He says, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I […]
A poem by AIC Guy Ehler Oh my God Your heart is true I cried out My sorrow to you —— You heard my Prayer You lifted my heart Your loving reach Will never fall short —— Shut my mouth Pure thoughts in my mind Guard my heart And put
By AIC Timothy Espinoza It was a Sunday morning, and I was sitting in the unit’s day room doing math homework and listening with one ear to the TV on the wall. A good friend approached, holding his MP3 player out to me with a big smile on his face.
By AIC Shane Hall After just a month of being at this prison location, the day came where God said to my heart, “Shane, go to the yard, with your Bible, sit down and wait.” Within minutes, a man walked up and said, “Can I see what you’re studying?” We
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By ACI Tim Espinoza I was enthralled recently as I read an article in the Wall Street Journal about an interesting phenomenon. Apparently, researchers have discovered that when people listen to the same story, their hearts begin to beat as one. Naturally, I was skeptical, then I began to ponder.
By Dale Russell In prison it can feel as though nothing ever changes. When it does, it is still completely out of your hands. That feeling of being without control wears on a person. The combination of sameness and intermittent tragedy breeds a sense of subtle, but pervasive despair. But
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By AIC Timothy Espinoza I can’t stop thinking about a good friend who died unexpectedly at the beginning of the year. He had renewed his faith while we were incarcerated together, and the Lord was blessing him and his family after his release. It was beautiful to behold. His sudden
by inmate Timothy Espinoza Faces, what amazing things. With them we smile or express anger. They can be read like a sign, or the cause of intense scrutiny. They express the soul and set us high above the animal kingdom. Human faces laugh and cry and show bewilderment. We beautify
By AIC Shane Hall You were born in a zoo and sold to a circus. After spending 12 years in captivity there was a newfound home in a most beautiful sanctuary. The reaction to this first day is the most heart-bursting thing ever but goes beyond that as we relate
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by AIC Timothy Espinoza “No, dear brothers, I am still not all I should be, but I am bringing all my energies to bear on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize
