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Bridges To Life was featured on Houston’s KTRK Channel 13. The video segment is titled, “Program developed by local man makes statewide impact.” View this video.

News Articles

Numerous articles have been published about the unique work of Bridges To Life in both local and national publications.

Awards

John Sage was honored as the first recipient of the Bert Thompson Pioneer Award for Community and Restorative Justice at the National Conference on Restorative Justice in May 2009.

Jim Buffington and Brandon Willard received 2008 Governor’s Criminal Justice Volunteer Service Awards

John Sage received the HYLA Liberty Bell Award and was inducted into the St. Thomas Hall of Honor in 2008.

John and Frances Sage received the Samaritan Spirit Award on October 23.

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Restoring Peace Book

ISBN 1-4120-3936-3
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RECONCILIATION
Excerpt from Chapter 9, Restoring Peace

Many people ask, “What is reconciliation?”

“Reconciliation means different things in different situations. We most often think of it as the coming together of two people, perhaps two who have been estranged. But reconciliation means more and can address all sorts of differences between people, within yourself, and between you and God. It can mean restoring an estranged relationship, but can also mean settling a quarrel or difference, reaching an agreement, changing conflict into peaceful coexistence, winning over to friendliness, or reestablishing a loving, intimate relationship.”

Read more about Restoring Peace, Bridges to Life’s new book.

Excerpts from the book include:

Bridges to Life Book

Restoring Peace – Using Lessons From Prison to Mend Broken Relationships details the principles used in the Bridges To Life program, combined with actual stories from victim and inmate participants. The book is intended for repairing or improving relationships with others.

Victim Comments

“The first thing that victims must do is learn to live again. This program helps them to accept that change and learn to live and trust again.”

Inmate Comments

“The best part about this program is the small group setting which allows both victim and inmate to be open and honest with one another and the trust, confidence that is built through these groups.”