Lessons from San Quentin : Everything I Needed to Know about Life I Learned in Prison

by Dallas, Bill

• ISBN13: 9781414326573
• ISBN10: 1414326572
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-03
• Publisher: Tyndale Momentum

Summary

Real-estate entrepreneur Dallas's charmed life changed dramatically when he was sentenced to five years in prison for embezzlement. Now he reveals how life was changed for the better due to the hardships encountered at the legendary maximum-security prison.

Author Biography

Bill Dallas is the CEO of the Church Communication Network (CCN), a satellite and Internet communications company serving thousands of churches across North America. He hosts Solutions, a weekly satellite program with Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. A former Young Life leader and Bible study teacher, Bill is a graduate of Vanderbilt University in Nashville. He is the proud father of Dallas and Amanda. Bill and his wife, Bettina, live in northern California.
George Barna is the author of more than 40 books about faith and culture, which have been translated into 12 languages. He is founder of The Barna Group, the nation's leading provider of faith-oriented research. He lives with his family in southern California.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction: Finding God in San Quentin	p. xix
Life in the Median Strip	p. 1
I Am H64741	p. 13
Embrace Your Trials	p. 23
Cling to Hope-Even When You Can't See It	p. 31
Express Yourself through Your Work	p. 47
Choose Sustaining Faith	p. 57
Get Your Self-image Right	p. 67
Get Rid of Self-Absorption	p. 79
Shape Your Attitude	p. 91
Give Respect	p. 109
Persevere until You "Get It"	p. 121
Let Life Come to You	p. 137
Make Life Simple	p. 151
Find Freedom in Forgiveness	p. 163
Life after Prison	p. 175
He was Always in Control	p. 193
Endnotes	p. 199
Discussion Guide	p. 201
About the Authors	p. 207
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