Doing Time with God: Stories of Healing and Hope in Our Prisons

Doing Time with God: Stories of Healing and Hope in Our Prisons
Author: MR Bill Dyer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2013-09-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781619619173

True crime stories provide the foundation of this prison memoir. Bill Dyer was robbed and shot at an ATM. In Doing Time with God, you go into prison with him and other victims of violence to meet with convicted felons who will be facing their worst and greatest realizations, before they are released. Nothing is predictable when victims and offenders come together and share their stories of the true crimes that have devastated their lives...and reshaped them. Victim-survivors remember their losses and feel their pain; Offenders come face-to-face with the hurt they have caused, and open wounds from their own past. Walls of defensiveness and fear are knocked down by empathy and compassion, vulnerability and tears. Raw emotions flow. The way to peace is often intense, turbulent, and heartbreaking. Even when it's not pretty, the journey is beautiful in its honesty... miraculous in the way it unfolds...divine in how it transforms lives. This Amazing Process Opens the Heart, Touches the Soul, and Renews the Mind

Grace Behind Bars

Grace Behind Bars
Author: Bo Mitchell
Publisher: NavPress
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2017-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1624057845

Grace Behind Bars shares the true and dramatic account of how Bo Mitchell, businessman and chaplain for the Denver Nuggets, inexplicably ended up in federal prison only to find God’s true freedom behind bars. Ironically, it’s in a six-by-nine-foot cell that God begins to free this driven Christian leader from his prison of performance and success. In the end, Bo realizes that God’s love is a gift, not something he must earn. But there’s more to the story: Just before Bo enters prison, his wife, Gari, becomes incapacitated by a brain illness and enters her own prison of clinical depression. Readers will see how the couple struggled together as their world fell apart, yet ultimately grew closer to each other and God behind the bars of their trials. This story will not only inspire and encourage readers, it will show them how they, too, can find spiritual freedom in life’s “prisons” if they choose to see God’s hand in their lives.

Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul

Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul
Author: Jack Canfield
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2012-08-07
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1453279113

Previously available only through free distribution to prisons, this life-changing book is the result of charitable donations from sales of Chicken Soup for the Christian Family Soul and gifts from thousands of individuals.

The Man I Was Destined to Be

The Man I Was Destined to Be
Author: Michael Tandoi
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2013-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1490802169

When Michael was twenty-seven years old, his lengthy battle with drug addiction resulted in a seven-year prison sentence. It would take three years and the death of his father before he realized that his former life prevented him from becoming the man his father hoped he would be. Walking the road to recovery enabled him to change his life and become the man he was destined to be.

Serving Productive Time

Serving Productive Time
Author: Tom Lagana
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0757397719

From the coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul—a program that develops positive change for inmates and their loved ones With their books Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul and Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul, Tom and Laura Lagana have shown readers how to make positive use of their time—whether they are serving others or serving time. In Serving Productive Time they go one step further, using powerful stories, poems, and cartoons created by inmates and others to address the realities of penal existence. They build on these voices of experience with essays and advice that show inmates how to truly make their time count, and give meaning to their lives right now, while making amends for their crimes and working toward release. Inspires inmates to use programs and resources, perform positive deeds, and acquire skills Empowers correctional staff, counselors, families, and volunteers to help inmates who want to make positive changes in their lives

God Will Use This for Good

God Will Use This for Good
Author: Max Lucado
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2013-09-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0849965357

Does it ever feel like life is out of control? Could you use the reminder that God is in control? When tragedy strikes, people desperately search for answers. Believers and unbelievers alike find themselves turning to God. Bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado tells us that though it may not be quick or painless, God will use this mess for good. In this booklet, Max Lucado will help you: Find courage to never give up during turbulent times Trust God to help you through all of life’s trials Remember that God will use every painful circumstance for good Scriptures for Your Turbulent Times also included.

Stories of Faith and Courage from Prison

Stories of Faith and Courage from Prison
Author: Jeffrey Peck
Publisher: Battlefields & Blessings
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-11-09
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780899571683

There are many battlefields upon which faith and courage are summoned-- hospital rooms, WWII beachheads, crime-infested neighborhoods, overseas missionary fields, and more. But the peculiar darkness of prison sends fear through almost everyone. This book uncovers the power of God's light to penetrate "Satan's playground," through the faith and courage of His people.

Rethinking Incarceration

Rethinking Incarceration
Author: Dominique DuBois Gilliard
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2018-03-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0830887733

The United States has more people locked up in jails, prisons, and detention centers than any other country in the history of the world. Exploring the history and foundations of mass incarceration, Dominique Gilliard examines Christianity’s role in its evolution and expansion, assessing justice in light of Scripture, and showing how Christians can pursue justice that restores and reconciles.

Lost in the Storm

Lost in the Storm
Author: David Marmolejo Rocha
Publisher:
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2020-01-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781733631631

Pastor David Rocha finally shares his experience in Federal Prison. Written with a pencil and paper while in solitary confinement.