Life SentenceThe follow-up story to Colson's book "Born again", this tells of his return to prison, at first only to visit and help prisoners. But then to begin a work, Prison Fellowship, that wins an astonishing concession from the bureaucracy and places Colson in the new role of a Christian activist for penal reform. |
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Page 82
... learned to see through Lee's surface statements . When Paul learned the exact date of his own release , he wrote us a letter saying he would come by bus , a 24 - hour trip from Montgomery , Alabama . On a cold , windy , Saturday ...
... learned to see through Lee's surface statements . When Paul learned the exact date of his own release , he wrote us a letter saying he would come by bus , a 24 - hour trip from Montgomery , Alabama . On a cold , windy , Saturday ...
Page 88
... learned more about Jennifer . She was a world traveler , fashion model and had been well educated . She had been arrested for being part of a narcotics conspiracy , led by the man she was living with . We were to discover , through some ...
... learned more about Jennifer . She was a world traveler , fashion model and had been well educated . She had been arrested for being part of a narcotics conspiracy , led by the man she was living with . We were to discover , through some ...
Page 149
... learned of a little known statute that permits one man to serve the prison term of another . Al knew how heavy were the problems in my family , particularly with Chris ' arrest . When he offered to take my place in prison , I was ...
... learned of a little known statute that permits one man to serve the prison term of another . Al knew how heavy were the problems in my family , particularly with Chris ' arrest . When he offered to take my place in prison , I was ...
Contents
One Saturday Morning | 40 |
Discouragement | 48 |
Twelve Disciples from Prison | 58 |
Copyright | |
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