THIN PLACES by Melissa Greene It had been a while since I had experienced a thin place, a moment where heaven and earth seemed connected and there was no doubt but to believe. I was asked last summer to get involved with the ministry of Timothy’s Gift (www.timothysgift.com). TG is a ministry to inmates offering [...]
Prison violence is one of the topics that pop into people’s minds when I tell them I’m in prison ministry. They don’t generally bring it up but when I do, they nod their head as if to say, “I was going to ask about that.” I know it was the first thing on my mind [...]
At the end of April, we finished our April tour to Florida prisons. Although we didn’t view it as a milestone, it was one of sorts. During each tour, we are able to touch men and women’s lives in ways that wouldn’t have been touched in any other way. Alex Taylor, who we call the [...]