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Restorative Justice
The CLC and Texas WMU hosted a wonderful meeting Tuesday, March 27, of ministries connected to Texas Baptists working to combat human trafficking. We learned what each ministry is doing in order to look at possible collaborations going forward. Texas Baptists are at the forefront on this. Pray that God will direct and empower. Full Story »
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Ken Camp, managing editor of the Baptist Standard, has written a story from message delivered by Texas Baptist Pastor Michael Evans at the 2012 Christian Life Conference. Ken writes the following: Full Story »
AUSTIN – After initially being proposed for elimination, professional prison chaplaincy remains in the Texas budget. Full Story »
Justice goes beyond charity, scholar tells conference at DBU
By Ken Camp, Managing Editor, Baptist Standard
Published May 25, 2011
DALLAS—Christ’s parable of the judgment of sheep and goats as recorded in Matthew’s Gospel deals more with justice than charity, said Nicholas Wolterstorff , professor emeritus of philosophical theology at Yale University. Full Story »
Someone said to me a while back that most Christians do not care much about justice. My thought: Have they not read the Bible?
Timothy Keller’s book, Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just, connects the grace of God with the divine concern for justice. The first chapter is called, “What is Doing Justice?” Here are some highlights: Full Story »
It has come to that point in the month where I want to share with you a few resources that I have found for prison ministry.
One of the best resources for volunteers, ex-offenders and families of offenders is the Restorative Justice Ministry Network. This site and ministry is a wonderful portal to more than 60,000 individuals, ministries and churches in the U.S. and Canada who deal with all types of ministry to those touched by the prison system. The ministry sorts resources by topics such as aftercare, criminal justice professions, correspondence, families, juvenile outreach, prison/jail ministry, residential programs, victim services, helping you know just how to connect to the needs you see or feel called to address. Full Story »
They lead the nation in divorces, suicide, substance abuse and spousal abuse. They are correctional officers who work to keep our state safe.
Not every officer exists in this situation, but because their jobs are in such a tough environment dealing with substance abuse, violence and rebellion, it is often hard for them to turn off their reactions to what they see all day in prison once they return home. Full Story »