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How To Break Free & Let Go

There are two hands raised with open handcuffs.

Photo by Pixabay Overcoming a hurtful and bitter past often takes superhuman strength from someone who went through it all. Sadness, pain, and bitterness are all inherent emotions that make people human. But staying and living too long in these feelings and conditions would lead to an individual’s downfall if left untreated. Moving onContinue reading “How To Break Free & Let Go“

Finding Faith and Freedom in the Unlikeliest of Places

A tattooed convict clasps his hand in prayer beside his cell bed.

Photo by RODNAE Productions Real Prison, Real Freedom is the life of Rickie Smith, who was known as the worst Texan inmate. When it looked like violence would follow him forever, he encountered the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Prison, for most, is simply a distant place where criminals are kept and justice is dealt with—whereContinue reading “Finding Faith and Freedom in the Unlikeliest of Places”

Society’s Rejects: A Story of Hope

It might seem unimaginable that being incarcerated can alter a prisoner’s life, turning the bad guy into the good guy, especially if the incarcerated is sentenced to lifelong imprisonment. Infamous Texas inmate Rickie Smith proved the impossible to be possible when the three, 99-year termed prisoner made a radical transformation from being the most violentlyContinue reading “Society’s Rejects: A Story of Hope”