“When you talk about what we deserve, that rings of entitlement. It’s a big ask, and I know we have nothing coming,” said inmate Jessie Milo, who’s serving three life sentences for attempted murder.
Christianity Today reported on Milo’s story, recorded on YouTube during a frank discussion between prisoners and correctional officers.
The group debated a difficult topic: Does everyone in prison deserve a second chance regardless of the crime they committed? Continue reading
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In his Daily Study Bible series, William Barclay recounts a story about the Irish Bible commentator Adam Clarke.
As Barclay tells it, Clarke struggled in school as a boy. One day, a distinguished guest visited, and the teacher singled out Adam, saying, “That is the stupidest boy in the school.” Continue reading
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In 1956, Elisabeth Elliot received devastating news from the Ecuadorian jungle. Her husband, Jim, and four fellow missionaries had been killed by the very people they hoped to reach.
Elisabeth had every reason never to return. Yet two years later, she and her young daughter went to live among the Waodani people. She could not undo the loss or pretend it had not happened. But she refused to let it end her love for them or her desire to help them. Continue reading
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Matthew Henry was a well-known, British Bible scholar and Preacher who lived from 1662 to 1714. His commentaries on the Old and New Testament are still in print today.
One day Dr. Henry was riding his horse on the way to a church meeting where he was the guest speaker. As he journeyed through the dense forest a masked bandit suddenly appeared with a gun. He demanded that Henry dismount and hand over all of his money. Fearing for his life, he quickly complied as the robber returned into the woods. Continue reading
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