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How Ministry May Not Be Much Different Than Prison

Those who have not really thought too much about what it would be like outside of the box and have been living in it for so long struggle with the realities when it begins to change.

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Eric Gallagher
Jul 10, 2023
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In the story Shawshank Redemption, there is a character by the name of Brooks Hatlen. Brooks is well-known, well-liked, and has a great gig (relatively speaking) in the prison system. He has been there for so long that it has become his home. To help jog your memory, he is the one who is let out of prison part way through the movie and says, “The world …

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