by Rev. John Harrison, PCA board member In last Sunday’s gospel lesson, my church read the story of Jesus sending seventy people out two by two to go to every village around and to prepare for his ar…

By Mary Mortenson, PCA Director The two most patriotic members of my family were my mom and my brother. Maybe it was because Mom was born on the 4th of July that she so loved her country. She loved p…

By Pamela Deacon-Joyner, PCA board member One way or another, the imprint of Jesus is on all our lives and there is a flood of images that have influenced each generation. Who is the real Jesus? What…

By Rev. Diane Harrison, Grace Place UMC inside the Tennessee women's correctional facility   This spring we were told that all the women at the prison where my congregation, Grace Place UMC is locat…

by Andy Hanson, Pastor at Celebration Fellowship, a three point congregation inside the walls of the Michigan State Correctional System   Can a child who grows up in an unloving environment have a p…

By Mary Mortenson, Director Prison Congregations of America   Now that we’ve been engaged in this blog exercise for a few months, I would like to thank Julie Thomas, our Administrative Assistant, an…

by Eric Sponheim, former board member Memorial Day began in the aftermath of the Civil War, in local observances and in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery called Decoration Day. In 1971, Cong…