by Jessica McGee “Life’s Journey” Jeremiah 29:11-13 When you realize that God has a plan for you, what do you do? Proverbs 16:3 says to commit my ways to God and my thoughts will be established. I suggest a purification of…
The Children of Israel were in a situation, during the Babylonian Captivity, over which they had no control. It was the last place on earth that they would have chosen to be, sort of like those of us in prison. …
One of the lowest experiences in my life is the day that I got found guilty in September of 2002… Who would’ve thought that I would still be hear fourteen years later, let alone be productive for God’s sake? …
“O my comforter in my sorrow, my heart is faint within me” Jeremiah 8:18 God Is Our Comforter He has given us His Holy Spirit to carry us across the desert sands of all our trials.
In the eyes of today’s society, over two million people in America are considered to be corrupt, ruined and worthless. Their solution for the “marred” vessels is to lock ’em up and throw away the key. Sadly, I’m one of those Americans that has been a victim of this savage plague.
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“What would the apostle Paul do if he heard about the mistreatment of brothers and sisters who return to our congregations and communities after being released from prison? I think we know exactly what Paul would do. Paul would write a letter!”…
by Matthew B. Harper Amos 8:1-12 Psalm 52 or 82 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42 Amos is one of the most relevant books of the Minor Prophets, and one of the least known. Sequestered at the tail end of our Old…
Prison Lectionary launched in November 2015 and we are slowly building an archive of biblical interpretation in prison. We do not yet offer materials on every book of the Hebrew Bible (the Christian Old Testament) but as more work is…
by Matthew B. Harper January 31, 2016 Jeremiah 1:4–10 Psalm 71:1 –6 1 Corinthians 13:1 –13 Luke 4:21 –30 Fear, Love, Wombs. today’s readings offer us a great deal to wrestle with. God’s call is a scary thing. Scripture repeatedly…
by Matthew B. Harper In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The LORD is our righteousness.’ (Jeremiah 23:6) There is no one without…
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