
President's Corner
Welcome to the President’s Corner – a space for updates, reflections, and insights from Lifeline Global President Dr. Romney Ruder. This space will include reflections on prison ministry, stories of restoration, and the impact of incarceration. Some of these articles have also appeared in our newsletters.
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What Miracles Will You Share?
Friends,During this season, I tend to get dragged by my wife into watching more than my share of Christmas movies. Most of them, from Hallmark, Uplift, or Great American, all tend to have the same...
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Giving Thanks to the Incarcerated
Friends,I had the opportunity to read Nathaniel Philbrick’s book Mayflower, which chronicles the story of the Pilgrims from their voyage on the Mayflower to the settlement of Plymouth Colony and...
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Take Action Now to Restore More Incarcerated Fathers
I recently had an opportunity to attend a meeting with local law enforcement who were discussing the increase in criminal events that involved weapons. The police sergeant leading the discussion...
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Pray for Continued Restoration of Incarcerated Parents in Mexico
We are super excited to announce that we are partnering with a ministry that is bringing Malachi Dads into three prisons in Mexico. Believe it or not, this is our first traction that we are getting...
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Transform the Lives of Incarcerated Parents through Discipleship
Friends,It has often been my experience that every day, Christians seem to complicate Jesus’ call for us to make disciples, or for some, to ignore the call altogether. Too often, we confuse...
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Be a Good and Faithful Servant
Friends,This past year, I lost a good friend named Kerby who had battled cancer for the past two decades. Kerby was an unusual guy in that he decided to spend his retirement working as a full-time...
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Help Fathers Live Lives as Godly Men with Our Life-changing Curriculum
Our friends at Kairos recently sent out some data that is an unfortunate wake-up call for us all. While we often discuss the positive impact of programs like Malachi Dads on incarcerated fathers,...
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Maintain Your Peace in Christ
Friends –One of the big questions we ask Malachi Dads in their Heart of a Father study is whether life is easier when living in obedience to God or without Him and His word to live by.For...
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Partner with Us to Continue Expanding Restoration of Incarcerated Parents
Our ministry is once again witnessing some rapid growth in Florida. We were blessed to have long-time missionaries – the Rupp family – establish Malachi Dads and Hannah's Gift programs in Central...
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Reflect Upon How You Can Help with Returning Hearts in May
Everybody loves a celebration. And who wouldn’t? Celebrations are ways for us to mark significant events and accomplishments. These events help us identify times that are extraordinary or beyond...
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Contemplate and Pray Over Our Vision for 2025
Friends -One of the most important aspects of successful organizational development is value creation. How does one create the most value with the least number of resources? This has been a driving...
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Understand How the Grace of God Guides Incarcerated Parents
Friends –I love during the Christmas season singing the hymn “Joy to the World.” To me, it is a song of victory in a fallen world. In God’s grace, He gave the earth her King. Grace is one of those...
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Celebrate the First Christian College in a California Prison
Friends –I am pleased to share this blessed update from Executive Director Mike Broyles:In September, we celebrated the start of the first accredited Christian college in a California state prison,...
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What is your legacy in Christ?
If you have flipped through a recent magazine issue or read your periodical of choice, you may have seen an advertisement from a publishing company that wants to help you write your memoirs. They...
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‘God Has a Plan. We Just Gotta Get Out of the Way.’
This month, I’d like to share how your generosity continues to help our incarcerated mothers and fathers. This story was relayed to us by volunteer Larry Hurt after talking with Chaplain Charles...
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Thanks to Your Generosity More Incarcerated Access Our Ministry
Friends,As I write this, we are nearing the completion of translating the Malachi Dads Heart of a Man, Book 2 video script into Spanish. Our production partners in South America are dubbing the...
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Build Your Legacy Today
Friends,I often remind our incarcerated students of the overall impact of their willingness to graduate from Malachi Dad's or Hannah's Gift. For many, they are the catalyst for making a historic...
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Giving Glory to God
Friends,I am so excited to report that we have begun uploading our video content and curriculum on the Pando app as a part of our expansion project this summer, GIVE TO GROW.In our first ten days...
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Give to Grow 2024
Friends,Over the course of the years, we have been blessed by opportunities and new doors the Lord has opened up for us to step into. As you know, we have been annually reaching almost 12,000...
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Become a volunteer program facilitator to restore more
Friends - Our curriculum is utilized by chaplains in prisons and jails across the United States. Chaplains have many responsibilities and will most likely welcome volunteer partners like you who...
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How we serve as good stewards of your funding
Dear Friends, I am always amazed at the outpouring of support for our ministry. I recognize the call we have as Christians to reach the imprisoned, but your willingness to volunteer, pray, and...
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Discern How You Can Minister to the 'Least of These'
Friends,This week begins my favorite season of the year, where we remember the events leading up to and including the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ: Lent.The Encyclopedia Britannica...
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Advance our ministry partnerships to fulfill our increasing needs
Dear Friends,On behalf of our staff, our partners around the United States and beyond, and the over 10,000 incarcerated men and women that we served this past year, I want to thank you for your...
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Share in the Glory and Praise of Malachi Dads Graduates at Three California Prisons
Dear Friends,Our California State Director, John Reed, shared with us blessed Malachi Dads graduations at three California facilities. Each was a bit different, but all were so very encouraging and...
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Ready to answer God’s Call to restore more incarcerated parents?
Dear Friends,I have a message for you from a man you have never met.“I just wanted to grab you and let you know that I spoke to my child for the first time in 13 years.” This is what a recent...
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