Read about efforts to curb gun violence in our city, more details about the Second Chance Staffing Study conducted by Butler University’s Lacy School of Business, and other happenings at Unite Indy in our September 2021 newsletter.
How About Some Good News?
Seriously, with the crisis in Afghanistan, the hurricane Ida floods, and shootings in the streets, I have been blown-away by all the bad news. So, I began purposefully looking for a shot of encouragement—something big. Turns out, a man named Eliot Middleton filled the bill. In a small fishing town in South Carolina, the former…Continue reading How About Some Good News?
More God, Less Crime
As Mayor Joe Hogsett announced a $166.5 million anti-violence plan that focuses heavily on public safety, I was beginning to read a book by criminologist Byron R. Johnson. His book, More God, Less Crime, assesses the many studies that have been done on the effect of religion in crime reduction. It is a subject that…Continue reading More God, Less Crime
Newsletter: August 2021
Read about Jim Cotterill’s comments on Inside Indiana Business, Mayor Hogsett’s announcement of more than $50 million for “root cause” services like mental health care, hunger relief, and workforce development, and other happenings at Unite Indy in our August 2021 newsletter.
Time for Fasting & Praying
While many of us are shocked, wondering how in the world we can stop the shootings and stabbings that have infected our city, one man went right to the top and got an answer. Dr. Clyde Posley, pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church has received a word from God, and it’s a word we’ve heard…Continue reading Time for Fasting & Praying
Dennis Didn’t Die
In 2010 at Wishard Hospital, Dennis Irvin was diagnosed with stage three throat cancer. He was just beginning his 36-year sentence in a maximum security prison in Carlisle, IN. He was at the high point of his gang activities, which involved running a black market in three different prisons that supplied pretty much anything a…Continue reading Dennis Didn’t Die
Newsletter: July 2021
Read about a weekly opportunity to pray to reduce violence in our city, Unity Indy’s plans to provide services in Central Indiana jails and prisons, and other happenings at Unite Indy in our July 2021 newsletter.
What Becomes The Truth?
South West England is home to a small village named Combe Martin that snakes through a beautiful valley for a mile and a half until it culminates in the sea. The village has been holding a celebration for the past 300 years called “Hunting the Earl of Rone”. Preceded by drummers and dancers, the Combe…Continue reading What Becomes The Truth?
No Heavy Lifting Required
In a world where you can’t go to the bathroom without asking permission and are locked up in a 10 x 10’ cell at night; in a world where you have to endure a strip search to see your wife on visiting day—that’s if you’re lucky enough to still have a wife or a visitor…Continue reading No Heavy Lifting Required
Newsletter: June 2021
Read about recent police interaction events explained by the Marion County Prosecutor, good news from a Butler University study about hiring ex-offenders, and other happenings at Unite Indy in our June 2021 newsletter.