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Finding Security as the World Is Upended: Reflections on Isaiah 26

Bob Ekblad
December 28, 2021
General, Practical Justice, Theology
They are willing to try trusting God without knowing exactly what this means. I want to too.

Easter, Extinction, and Nonviolent Direct Action

Jarrod McKenna
April 4, 2021
Global, Immigration & Refugees, Practical Justice
If Christmas is the season to be jolly, maybe—if the Gospels are anything to go by—Easter is the season for Christians to go to jail.

Don’t Just Wash Your Hands: Scripture, COVID-19, and Mass Incarceration

Emily Jones
March 20, 2020
Global, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics
A call for immediate release of vulnerable, incarcerated individuals amid COVID-19 crisis.

The Holy Tradition of Going to Jail for Jesus

Shane Claiborne
July 17, 2017
Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice, Theology
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There are a lot of ways to change the world. Going to jail isn’t the only way to do it. But it is one way.

From Behind the Walls, pt. 3: Freedom

Michael McRay
August 5, 2014
General, Race
3
AUG 5, 2014 | BY: MICHAEL MCRAY -- The chapel in Building 11 was full. Incarcerated and free-world brothers and sisters interwove on...

From Behind the Walls, pt. 2: A Human Being (Almost) Died That Night

Michael McRay
July 29, 2014
General
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JULY 29, 2014 | BY: MICHAEL MCRAY -- That particular Friday in December began as my Fridays usually did: quiet morning of...

From Behind the Walls, Pt. 1: Jesus Under Lockdown

Michael McRay
July 21, 2014
General
5
JULY 21, 2014 | BY: MICHAEL MCRAY -- Encountering Christ in prison was one of the primary purposes for my first visit to Riverbend Maximum...

My Trip to Death Row

RLC Editor
April 30, 2014
General
4
APRIL 30, 2014 | BY: BRIAN BALLARD -- I walked through the gates and had no idea what to expect. As I waited for one gate...

What Question Would You Ask God?

Morf Morford
February 26, 2014
General, Theology
4
FEB 26, 2014 | BY: MORF MORFORD -- What question would you ask God? I was naive enough to raise that question in my class at the county jail...

What I Saw in a Prison Inmate’s Eyes

Ed Cyzewski
August 20, 2013
General
5
AUGUST 20, 2013 | BY: ED CYZEWSKI -- I used to write this type of guy off. I mean, he just can’t get his act together. At least we’ve got a...
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