Why Do We Go?
One night I asked for prayer requests. The requests were varied – “I’m completing AA this week and I need God’s help to see me through it; my mother is sick and in the hospital and we need to pray for her; I’ve got a job interview and I really need this job.” After what […]
7 Habits on the Inside for Women
Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministries is excited to announce that after a brief hiatus, our “7 Habits on the Inside” class is back in session with the women at the jail! The month of June saw the relaunch of this much-needed and much-anticipated class designed to help the incarcerated women in our jail to change […]
A Smile of Hope
One day an inmate said to me, “Could I tell you something? I want to thank you for always smiling when you see us. Your kindness has ministered to me multiple times and I wanted to let you know that. You don’t have to say anything, you just smile.” Interestingly this inmate always greets me […]
The Freedom of Forgiveness
During the Lenten Season, Forsyth Jail & Prison Ministries has been focusing on the theme of forgiveness in all of our worship services at both the prison and the jail. Through the generosity of our donors and supporters, we were able to purchase a copy of Marjorie J. Thompson’s book Forgiveness: A Lenten Study for […]
Blessing
One afternoon a couple hours prior to staff meeting, Chaplain Rodney Stilwell tapped me on the shoulder and said “come on let’s go for a visit.” I had no idea where we were going or who we were going to visit. In the car Rodney told me that we were going to visit Ron.* As […]
An Inmate’s 23rd Psalm
Over the last weeks I have grown sad over the backbiting and finger pointing of our various presidential candidates. Accountability is seldom, responsibility is rare, and forgiveness is nowhere to be found. Wouldn’t it be refreshing to have one candidate say, “I made a mistake back then? I ask for your forgiveness and understanding.” In […]
Where Would I Be Without God’s Ministry?
Here? Separation in my mind means a dividing of, a parting of ways. The Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministry closes that gap and allows me to fellowship with God, and have a relationship with my Creator. If this ministry wasn’t in place, I would be in a dark, dark place. My spiritual man would die […]
Standing Beside
One night after a 7 Habits class John came up very close to and said, “We only want two things – to know someone cares and a second chance. You people who come here do that.” Mother Teresa says that what is wrong with our world is that we have just “forgotten that we belong […]
Between My Desk and the Door
The day was very busy. As Administrative Assistant of FJPM, my inbox was full of projects that needed to get off my desk and into the proper format. In addition, none of the chaplains were in the building, so I planned to also get caught up on several minor projects. I was progressing through the […]
Can Anything Good Come From Jail?
Can anything good come from jail? The biblical background for the question comes from the beginning of Jesus’s ministry in the Gospel of John (1:43-51). Nathaniel is approached by Philip with the good news that he has found the Messiah, the one to whom Moses and the prophets pointed. Nathaniel does not believe that good […]
