Op-Eds
As part of my work with Prison Fellowship, I helped write op-eds for news outlets around the country.
- Now’s the time to unlock prisoners’ access to education (AL.com)
- What I learned serving 15 years in prison as a father (Christian Post)
- Opinion: Support incarcerated fathers by promoting in-prison programs, easing parole restrictions (Houston Chronicle)
- Former House speaker: Commute sentences for non-violent offenders at pandemic risk (Detroit Free Press)
- An opportunity to celebrate second chances (The Detroit News)
- Drug laws are broken, but lawmakers have the power to fix them (Fox News)
- It’s time to fix Alabama’s prison problems
- Leveraging my checkered past to improve Michigan’s future
- National analyst: Since Louisiana’s justice reforms, violent crime is down
- Why the number of young people in prison has dropped dramatically
- Incarcerated Fathers: Out of Sight, Out of Mind—But Not Out of Hope
- North Dakota should stay the course on prison reform
- Minnesota’s legal system has a Catch-22: Probation that just won’t end
- Out of prison, but still locked out. Texas needs second chances
- Former GOP Speaker: Raise age for criminal prosecution
- Local View: Prison reform bill needs passage
- Oklahoma needs restorative system for women in prison
- Let’s Unlock Second Chances in Alabama
- How South Carolina can give convicts a second chance
- Family Forum’s Gene Mills working for justice reform
Campaigns
#GivingTuesdayNow
I served as lead writer on this P2P, email-driven campaign that generated over $53,000 in donations.
Adventures in Odyssey Campaign for Prison Fellowship
I served as the lead writer for the campaign deliverables below:
Second Chance Month 2020 Campaign Messaging for Prison Fellowship
- Campaign messaging (I served as the lead writer for the campaign messaging document)
Digital
- Webpage copy
- Parting the Legislative Sea for Women in Prison
- The Church of Acts OKC Brings the Church to Prisoners
- A Life-Changing Experience: When the Hope of Easter Comes to Three California Prisons
- Second Chances at Work: How One Company Built a Work Culture of Second Chances
- Starting Over After Abuse: Through hard-fought second chances, Mia left violence and prison behind to begin a new life
- Pastor, Church Planter, and Advocate: Former Prisoner Speaks Out for Justice That Restores
- Eye on the Prize: How Dawn Found Strength and a New Identity in Jesus
- From Manslaughter to Mentor: How Brandy Found Purpose After Prison
- The Civil Rights Leader Who Sounded the Call for Prison Ministry
- Partners Report example from March 2020 (I serve as editor of this quarterly report)
Books
A Restless Age: How St. Augustine Helps You Make Sense of Your Twenties
I served as development editor for this project, including reviewing initial proposal and chapters, reviewing and editing the first manuscript, overseeing subsequent edits and proofreads.
That Word Above All Earthly Powers: Reflections on the Authority of Scripture for All of Life
I contributed two chapters to this book.
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