prison ministry
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Getting Prayer “Right”, Part Three
“Give us this day our daily bread.” This is the moment where you ask God for all your needs…and for the desires of your heart. Some might argue that you should constrain yourself to the first category. Go ahead if you want. But if you do, recognize that your supplications (requests) will be limited to Continue reading
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One Glorious Hour in Maximum Security – Part 3
Part 1 of my tale of preaching chapel at Waupun Correctional Institution is here and part 2 is here. I would guess the Walls chapel has a capacity of 200, but for crowd control, only 80 “offenders” – as their nametags declare them to be – are allowed in. Chaplain Francis brought me a jug Continue reading
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One Glorious Hour in Maximum Security – Part 2
My story of preaching at Waupun Correctional Institution Chapel this past Saturday begins here Chapel at the prison is electrifying. That’s the word for it. Reminds me of Johnny Cash’s classic live album, “At Folsom Prison,” except with Jesus. There’s a saying that goes, “You may never know that Jesus is all you need, until Jesus Continue reading
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One Glorious Hour in Maximum Security
I went to prison on Saturday, but thankfully, only for an hour or so. Waupun, population ~12,000, is home to not one, not two, but three prisons – two maximum security and one minimum. I’ve been leading a Bible Study at the maximum security Waupun Correctional Institution for about 7 years. It’s an architecturally beautiful Continue reading
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One Glorious Hour in Maximum Security, Pt. 3
Part 1 of my tale of preaching chapel at Waupun Correctional Institution is here, and part 2 is here. I would guess the Walls chapel has a capacity of 200, but for crowd control, only 80 “offenders” – as their nametags declare them to be – are allowed in. Chaplain Francis brought me a jug Continue reading
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One Glorious Hour in Maximum Security, Pt. 2
My story of preaching at Waupun Correctional Institution Chapel this past Saturday begins here. Chapel at the prison is electrifying. That’s the word for it. Reminds me of Johnny Cash’s classic live album, “At Folsom Prison,” except with Jesus. There’s a saying that goes, “You may never know that Jesus is all you need, until Jesus Continue reading
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One Glorious Hour in Maximum Security, Pt 1
I went to prison on Saturday, but thankfully, only for an hour or so. Waupun, population ~12,000, is home to not one, not two, but three prisons – two maximum security and one minimum. I’ve been leading a Bible Study at the maximum security Waupun Correctional Institution for about 7 years. It’s an architecturally beautiful Continue reading
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