#117: Rethinking the war on drugs (with Christina Dent)

Christina Dent joins me on The Puddcast this week to talk about the war on drugs. Christina is the Founder and President of End It For Good, a nonprofit advocating a health-centred approach to drugs rather than a criminal justice one. Living in Mississippi, Christina changed her own mind about how best to approach drug laws after she became a foster parent and saw the negative effects of our current approach up close. She shared powerfully with me about the real choices before us as people who claim to care about humans made in the image of God. Get ready to be challenged!

Jonathan PuddleJune 17, 2021drugs, mental health, foster care, addiction, trauma, justice (legal), opioid crisisComment

#57: Separated by the Border (with Gena Thomas)

Gena Thomas joined me on The Puddcast to talk about immigration, family separation, border issues, language, power, foster care, and being Christ to others while also seeing Christ in others. We discussed some of the stories told in her new book, Separated by the Border, all about her family’s journey to return a young girl to her mother, after she was separated from her family at the border. Get your tissues ready.

Jonathan PuddleOctober 24, 2019social justice, foster care, family, justice (legal)Comment