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February 8, 2015
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With the football season coming to a close I thought I would use this post to look back at the season. For years football was a very important part of my life. I loved playing, coaching and watching it. I loved anything and everything that had to do with football. During my incarceration football suddenly didn’t seem so important. Many inmates chose to watch or wager on the games. I found I would rather read the Bible or go to one of the Chapel services. I still enjoy football, but not the way I use to. Football has taken a backseat to God and family. Looking back at last football …..

January 25, 2015
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There was an inmate in Oklahoma nicknamed Shorty. Shorty was in his 50’s, looked a little like Danny Devito and wasn’t much taller. We worked in the kitchen together. I would try to talk Scripture with him from time to time. He was far from accepting Christ when we started, but as we got to know each other a little better I could see him drawing closer. I was getting ready to go to the Thursday night Chapel service when I asked Shorty if he wanted to join me. A dejected Shorty looked up at me and then to the floor and said, “God would never want anything to do …..