by Debby Efurd | Mar 22, 2023 | The Second Mile
Anyone who has worked in a prison ministry has dealt with plenty of men and women incarcerated while living behind steel bars. Laws have been broken and you have been found guilty. There is no freedom. Prisoners are told when to wake up, when to eat, when to bathe,...
by Debby Efurd | Jul 1, 2019 | The Second Mile
This week we celebrate freedom. From coast to coast the 4th of July is celebrated with fireworks, parades, and hot dogs fresh off the grill. Freedom is worth celebrating, but the older I get I realize more and more the sacrifices it takes for the freedom we enjoy....
by Debby Efurd | Aug 23, 2018 | The Second Mile
History provides many tales of courage, principle and honor. The following is a story I read about this week that exemplifies all three of these. Hans and Sophie Scholl were German teenagers in the 1930s. Like most young Germans, they joined the Hitler Youth and...
by Debby Efurd | Jul 2, 2018 | The Second Mile
This week America celebrates the 4th of July holiday. Most will be off work enjoying this day. Our family will be sleeping late, then preparing to grill hot dogs, eat ice cream, and watch fireworks … and if I can wave a flag while a parade marches by, all the...
by Debby Efurd | Jan 31, 2018 | The Second Mile
The Book of James is one of my favorite books of the Bible. It is jam-packed with life lessons. I was studying Chapter 4 and re-read verse 17: “Whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.” I just knew I had to use this verse for a...
by Debby Efurd | Jun 27, 2015 | The Second Mile
Recently, I began training (more school!) with the Texas State Department of Corrections as well as Prison Fellowship Ministries to qualify me to become a mentor to inmates. If there’s ever a place that needs...
