by Rev. Paul Stone, pastor of the Church of the Damascus Road, Rockwell City and Fort Dodge, Iowa I am nearly 70 years of age. And I have had a change of heart. For that I thank God. Fifteen years a…

by Rev. Terry Schjang, pastor of New Beginnings Worshiping Community, Denver Women's Correctional Facility  A call came in at 11:20PM, but I didn’t answer it because of the hour and because I didn’t …

“I’ll Pray for You” By Mary Mortenson, Executive Director, PCA  “I’ll pray for you.”  I wonder how many times I’ve said that in the last few months.  How about you?  Does it mean anything? Sometimes…

by Rev. Chris Flohr, PCA Board Chair The first time I learned the meaning of the Greek word karios I did an Aha!  Karios is God’s time and God doesn’t necessarily operate on kronos (also a Greek word…

by Sarah Estes, PCA Board Secretary In the United Methodist tradition, we invite all to partake in the sacrament of communion. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from or where you are on y…

by Eric Sponheim, former board member The beloved song Borning Cry speaks of God being ready at the end of the story with “just one more surprise.” It’s a beautiful line because our God, though alway…

By Mary Mortenson, Executive Director, PCA “Don’t be alone, “ is what I said to him when we parted company. This comment was made in response to a number of discussions about how hard prison ministr…

by Pamela Deacon-Joyner, board member After almost 5 years of being a member of Living Stones Prison Congregation I find myself still amazed, excited and filled with the joy of the Lord every Saturda…

by Eric Sponheim, former board member A Gospel text about Jesus overcoming locked doors has its own special resonance in prison. After all, in a modern correctional facility, with so many controlled …

by Mary Mortenson, Executive Director, Prison Congregations of America Christ is risen!!  He is risen, indeed! And that is no April Fool’s joke! It’s Easter – the ultimate party - the celebration th…