Relationships, reconnection foster restoration
Relationship is at the heart of the restorative justice philosophy—restoring an offender’s relationship with self, family and community.
Restorative Justice: Focus on Healing
Restorative justice, which emphasizes healing of the victim, the community and the offender, is being implemented in different ways across the country. Some focus on victims; others include prison-related ministries and outreach efforts. All center on forgiveness.
Strengthened family ties break cycle of criminal behavior
Ministry to inmates’ children and spouses can help keep families together through incarceration and after release. Generally, offenders are placed in prisons away from home—often across the state or even in another state.
Baptist state conventions feeling effects of economy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- Feeling the effects of a bad economy, several Southern Baptist Convention-affiliated state and regional conventions reduced budgets in annual meetings, held in recent weeks across the nation.
Thankful? Then be a blessing
All of us have a lot of reasons for giving thanks this week. Most of us will express our gratitude to God for all of His blessings to us, if only as we offer a blessing for a sumptuous Thanksgiving meal.
Cape First notes 175 years
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Gray Summit church honors past, present, future faithful
With the theme, “Find Us Faithful,” First Baptist Church, Gray Summit celebrated its 150th anniversary.
San Vicente Church loses seven children in El Salvador flash floods
First Baptist Church, San Vicente, El Salvador, lost seven children and two adults
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Jewell Stehlik loves music, life at 110
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Would we recognize a great awakening if we saw one?
So exactly what would a great awakening in America look like today? What might be its characteristics? How would it start? What might be its results? Who might be the first to notice it? Our cover package this week is produced by Word&Way’s New Voice