Two New Mexico men are proving that America will always be a place of second chances. Lawrence Jaramillo, 40, and Joshua Melendrez, 34, were both inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility just three years ago, according to ABC News. Today, they’re business owners. All Around Forestry LLC. Couldn't ask for a better group… View more
America is a nation of second chances. Redemption is strong and powerful, and you can find it aplenty in the upcoming motion picture, “Burden” – opening in select theaters on Feb. 28. Starring Forest Whitaker and Garrett Hedlund, this powerful true story of love overcoming hate is set in the mid-1990s in rural South Carolina… View more
The families of both players involved in a viral hair-pulling basketball incident have reconciled. Bellevue High School (Ohio) senior Casey Santoro pulled Norwalk High School opponent Olivia Ward to the ground by her ponytail, causing Ward to hit her head on the floor. The incident was caught on video and quickly went viral. The story… View more
Amid the intense drama at last night’s State of the Union address were several noteworthy guests of President Donald Trump. One of them could hardly believe he was there. Tony Rankins, 55, offers the perfect definition of American redemption. Once incarcerated, homeless and battling drug addiction, the former U.S. Army soldier built himself back up… View more
Since Roe v. Wade was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973, most fact centers point to over 50 million Americans having died by abortion. That’s a lot of suffering and lives lost. That’s a lot of families who were never formed. Couples who never married. Doctors who never found new cures. Leaders who… View more
“I Have a Dream” is by far the most famous and quoted of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches. However, as a lifelong preacher and teacher, it certainly wasn’t King’s only one. And although it’s hard to name his next greatest, “Love Your Enemies” might be a close second. It was delivered in November 1957 as… View more
Brenton Winn is proof that good can come out of evil anywhere in America. Just eight months ago, Winn, 23, was caught by police in Conway, Ark., after breaking into and vandalizing Central Baptist Church. At the time, Winn was high on methamphetamines, angry at God and feeling desperate when we went on a rampage… View more
Tim Tebow brought a message of redemption and compassion when he made a surprise visit to a maximum-security prison. The unannounced stop with 250 prisoners in Texas happened when an inmate’s father sent a letter to the Tim Tebow Foundation, asking if he’d visit. Tebow offered a message of redemption. “I told them about their… View more
A Las Vegas man wanted to join the Army so bad, he lost over 100 pounds to make it happen. Dropping from 317 to 204 on the scale, Luis Enrique Pinto Jr., shaved 113 pounds over seven months so that he could meet the U.S. Army’s weight requirement. Nevada teen drops more than 100 pounds… View more
“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game; it’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once… View more
When you consider the road he took, it’s hard to imagine him as a Catholic priest. Or even alive. Fr. Donald Calloway, 47, didn’t take the typical path to the priesthood – if there is such a thing. While some have the seed of a religious vocation planted by parents, that wasn’t the case with… View more
Over 2,000 federal inmates will return to their families this month under a clause in the First Step Act signed by President Donald Trump late last year. The bipartisan bill aims to reform the U.S. federal prison system and reduce recidivism. Those freed due to “earned good time” hope to receive employment opportunities that were… View more
George Schaefer proves it’s never too late for redemption. The New Jersey native was a senior in high school in 1969 when he dropped out to join the Army and serve in the Vietnam War. “I just felt obligated to serve my country,” Schaefer told the Philadelphia Inquirer. “I always wanted to be a soldier.”… View more
Want a daily dose of inspiration? Look no further than Tupac Mosley. He’s a once homeless Memphis teenager who became valedictorian at his high school with a 4.3 GPA – earning $3 million in college scholarships. Not only did his family battle through being evicted from his home, his father died during his sophomore year…. View more
Redemption is the action of being saved from sin, error, or evil – something all of us need. For those who are incarcerated, redemption is every bit valuable and useful, but may be harder to attain. Prisons can be make or break places, and not all of them offer avenues for rising from the ashes…. View more
