Jack Hager

Memories, Messages, Moments – 45+ years youth/prison/camp ministry

  • Why “was”???

    I see a facebook post about the death of someone’s loved one who professed faith in Jesus Christ. I scan the comments and see a lot of “she was a…


  • Sin is WHAT?????

    I use the phrase fairly often in preaching/teaching. Teens, for the most part, kinda tilt their heads. Adults often glare. I think some begin looking for tar and feathers. The…


  • Think About This Lately?

    I was again slammed as I read 1 Corinthians 6 as part of my daily reading…it had been too long since I consciously thought about this fact. Perhaps you also…


  • Truth is Truth – Regardless of Who Says It

    Mic Jagger said it is on his side. Jim Croce wanted to put it in a bottle. Tolstoy wrote it one of the two most powerful warriors. Psalm 90.12 doesn’t…


  • Ernest Angley and Me

    Ernest Angley died May 7, 2021 at the age of 99. Many/most of you won’t know of him. He was a selfprofessed faith healer, oversaw Grace Cathedral in Ohio, and…


  • Thoughts on the Journey

    Two-and-a-half years ago my world was rocked a bit through a diagnosis of a type of blood cancer. I had never heard of multiple myeloma, but now I discovered I…


  • Synonyms

    Sometimes I sorta wish I was king jimmy only. But, alas, I am not, nor ever have been. My current translation is the Legacy Standard Bible. I have enjoyed it…


  • The Most Scared I’ve Ever Been May Surprise You…

    I served in Vietnam. I did time in a maximum security prison. There were times I was scared in each of those scenarios. But the most frightened I’ve ever been…


  • What a Drag It Isn’t!

    Those great theologians John, Paul, George and Ringo sang “What a drag it is getting older” in their 1966 tune “Mother’s Little Helper” (which addressed medicine chest junkies – of…


  • Send Questions (Please)

    One of my favorite parts of camps is the “Ask Jack” sessions. Teens have great questions! So do you! What have you always wanted to ask an alcoholic/exconvict/Vietnam vet/ Veteran…


Got a ? or concern?

What have you always wanted to ask an alcoholic, Nam vet, excon, who has been in full time youth/prison/camp/church ministry since 1977? Shoot me an email: jack.hager@gmail.com