Doing Time with God: Stories of Healing and Hope in our Prisons
"A beautiful testimony of how our shared-life in God is renewed through story.It shows the reconciling power of God's love in our openness and vulnerability -- the way to Peace. If you want to see who we are created to be for one another, read this book. It is a wake-up call."- Sr. Helen Prejean, csj, Author ofDEAD MAN WALKING"Restorative justice is, simultaneously, an ancient way of healing individuals and community,and at the cutting edge of the intersection between faith and justice.Doing Time with Godand Bill Dyer are right at that edge."- Allison DeFoor, Episcopal priest in prisons, lawyer and former judge and sheriff"As a victim of domestic violence, a mother whose son has spent time behind bars, and someone whose best-friend/step-sister was violently murdered, my life-mission is to reduce crime. Healing is a vital part of that process. I love these stories for how they affirm God's healing power that perpetrators and I experience together, when I share my story in prisons."- Katherine Burns, Director of a Re-entry Center for ex-offenders"Bill Dyer peels back the layers of humanity as he shares these gripping stories. He provides acompelling glimpse of the struggle with forgiveness and redemption, the breaking down of cultural stereotypes, and the collision of emotions between victims of crime and those who inflict the pain. The presence of a loving, nurturing, and persistent God weaves its way through each page-turning account of how lives are changed by Faith. I highly recommend this book; especially to anyone who believes the redemption of God has human limitations."  - Joseph Pryor, Assistant Warden; Chief Chaplain, Federal Bureau of Prisons (retired)"At a time when our nation spends more money locking people up in prisons and jails thanrehabilitating and educating them, and when more and more prisons are profit-making ventures, this challenges us to remember God's awesome power in finding the lost, healing the sick, and turning people's lives around. Read this compelling book and be inspired by what is being done to transform lives and restore people to productive places in society. "- Lynn Huntley - Former Civil Rights Attorney, US Department of Justice"I used to say 'Throw away the keys;' Not anymore after reading this book."  - Veronica Stephens, Retail store owner and victim of gun violence