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Category: Inspiration

Saved my life - Finding Christian Science in prison - Robert McVey's story
Healings / Inspiration / Testimony / Video

Saved my life – Finding Christian Science in Prison – Robert McVey’s story

Talk given by Robert “Bob” McVey to the Arizona Institutional Committee on 4/16/77 This inspiring story of transformation was given by Robert “Bob” McVey on 4/16/77 to the Arizona Institutional …

July 1924 Christian Science Sentinel Cover
Articles / Inspiration

Letting go of a false sense of responsibility – reprint of “Borrowed Problems” from 1924 Christian Science Sentinel

How can we let go of a false sense of responsibility for someone else’s actions or outcomes? In our prison and re-entry ministry work we do our best to love …

Daniel Alexander and Angel Team
Inspiration / News / Testimony

“The Reciprocal Law of Love” – Julie’s experience welcoming a returning community member to her church

It was Sunday morning. I arrived at church early that day to take my post as an usher, ready to greet newcomers as well as our regular attendants. I had …

Daniel Alexander and Angel Team
Healings / Inspiration / News / Returning Citizen / Testimony

“Prisoners of Christ” – Daniel’s Testimony

My initial encounter with Christian Science was merely to get some time out of my prison cell. I was serving a life-sentence for second-degree homicide for a crime I had …

York Peppermint Patty
Inspiration / News

Holiday Event at San Quentin – Gifts, Peppermint Patties, and Singing

It is going to be tough to put into words the holiday spirit that was on the prison yard yesterday for their holiday party. In years past, volunteers have come …

Amber Bjornsson, photo by Marcus Constantino/100 Days in Appalachia
Inspiration / News

As Formerly Incarcerated People Return to Their Communities in W.Va., This Network of ‘Resource Brokers’ Is There to Guide Them – via 100 Days in Appalachia

Read this excellent article from 100 Days in Appalachia about progress being made in West Virginia helping returning citizens succeed. Lots of inspiring ideas here. Amber Bjornsson says she had …

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Recent Posts

  • Register for “Welcoming Returning Citizens” Introductory Workshop for Churches on July 6, 2025
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  • Saved my life – Finding Christian Science in Prison – Robert McVey’s story
  • Embraced:Fully Angel Team workshop meeting on May 15 at 6:00 pm (Pacific) – Conference recap and next steps
  • 2024 Embraced & Empowered Prison and Reentry Ministries Conference Replay Videos
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