From the book…. The Good News Jail Ministry was an excellent opportunity for me to get out and share my faith with inmates. The Good News Jail Ministry served the Harford County Detention Center located close to my home in Edgewood. Bob Thomas, a large and burly man with a very charismatic personality, introduced me
My friends in Tennessee have a son in the Collier County Jail (Naples, Florida). They asked how can we send him your book, as the jail will only allow books that are sent directly from book stores? My answer: via of Barnes and Noble. They were successfully able to order the book; Rescued: A True
“God will gladly give humility to us if, trusting and waiting on him to act, we refrain from pretending we are what we know we are not, from presuming a favorable position of ourselves and from pushing or trying to override the will of others. (This is a fail-safe recipe for humility).” – Dallas Willard, Hearing God: Developing A
A True Story… Jimmy was nine when his mom told him his little sister was sick and would die if she didn’t get a blood transfusion – and that Jimmy was one of the only people in the world who had the rare blood type needed. She asked him if he would be willing to
I was lost, incarcerated, addicted to drugs and bound in my sins. Yet, His Eye was always upon me. Even when behind steel bars. Never in my dreams did I think I could be rescued. A second chance with a career job on the railroad and strong Christian relationships kept me on this new path.
A number of years ago when we lived in Harford Square (Edgewood, Maryland). Our end of group townhome was catty-corner to the end of group of town home with the Cannons family. Our daughters Michelle and Laurie strung a line with a tin can on each end from their bedroom windows to each other, as
From the book… I have never followed any specifically structured program like Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous in my recovery. I committed to multiple accountability relationships with my band of brothers in Christ. In Christian terminology, this type of relationship is best described as discipleship. Early in my journey, I asked what fellowship is, and
The word sets our lives and bodies on fire: Jeremiah said that “his word burns in my heart like a fire. It’s like fire in my bones.” Jeremiah 20:9 NLT May you be filled with the Holy Spirit and let the fire of God burn within you.