{"product_id":"seeking-god-while-serving-time-9781414111643","title":"Seeking God While Serving Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eYour faith will be renewed by reading this book. Author Gail McKenna weaves her personal experiences in ministry to inmates with the testimonies of those same inmates  to create a beautiful tapestry of faith in the life-changing grace of God. Your heart will be uplifted as you read these stories of Gods love conquering addiction and abuse  enabling these women to restart their lives with purpose and conviction. But be careful . . . you may be so inspired that youll find yourself signing up to volunteer at your local detention center. Jesus told us to visit the imprisoned. Sixty years ago one of my first assignments was to serve the incarcerated in a federal prison near Washington  D.C. Gail McKennas book would have been helpful to me then. Her message is timeless. Read this book and answer Jesus call. Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh  C.S.C.  President Emeritus  University of Notre Dame We must extend our love to people who are alone and have hit rock bottom. These stories are about the women Gail McKenna visits at the county jail each week. She gives them hope and shows how we can all live the gospel message today. Sister Helen Prejean  Author of Dead Man Walking If you have ever wondered if there is hope for the hopeless  then this is the book for you. Here is a book so well-written and well-documented that it proves there is spiritual rehabilitation taking place behind bars. You will laugh and cry as you read some of the heartfelt stories the author weaves into her book. Rev. Calvin Bogaard  Baptist Chaplain  Volunteer in Prison Visitation Program  Houston  Texas. Gail Thomas McKenna is an author  lecturer  and a volunteer in the church program at the local womens jail. She is well-known for her books in the field of religious education. In 1998  she moved from full-time parish work into a new a faith-based program in the county jail. Over the last ten years  she has gathered the stories of how these women have found God in their lives while being incarcerated. She lives in the Texas Hill Country with her husband  Jerry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651919011893,"sku":"ByrdShop_1414111649","price":64.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781414111643.jpg?v=1781845162","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/seeking-god-while-serving-time-9781414111643","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}