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XPLORations on a theme

Jonathan Cahill | March 27, 2019

Rev. Jonathan Cahill reflects on his XPLOR experience. He was in the first XPLOR cohort (2014-2015) and served in Hiram-Mantua, Ohio. Rev. Cahill was recently ordained in Chicago, Illinois.

XPLOR Inspired Me...

Jonathan Cahill | March 09, 2016

I guess sometimes God puts you in situations that, on your own, you just don’t know how to handle. But it’s funny how things turn out.

XPLOR, PRISON AND JAIL, STORIES

Sitting in the seat of power, we didn't cower
We refuse to be silent while injustice occurs every hour
Families in detention, children crying, their mothers are dying
People keep asking, "What's the point in trying?"

Events

PRISON & JAIL MINISTRIES

Why Followers of Jesus Should Oppose Capital Punishment

May 26, 2021

Recently, there has been a rise in the number of executions of people on death row, particularly by the federal government. For decades, there have been debates over the use of capital punishment as a sentence for serious criminal offenses. What does the Bible say about capital punishment? Should followers of Jesus Christ, who was executed himself, oppose the use of capital punishment? Learn from a chaplain who has worked on death row in Florida for many years why followers of Jesus should be opposed to the use of capital punishment.

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