Ep 117 - Redemption and Forgiveness with Keith Morse

What's Next with Eric Wood

Eric Wood

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5 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Keith Morse was convicted of 1st degree murder in 1994. He was sent to the Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola) where he was to serve a life sentence without parole. Over 3 years ago, Eric met Keith on a NFL Prison Mission Trip to Angola and was surprised by Keith's positivity and upbeat attitude.

Eric was even more surprised when he saw Keith on the football field before the Texans-Bills game this year. Keith was a free man, with a powerful story to tell about redemption and forgiveness. On the show today, Eric and Keith discuss living with the consequences of your actions, Keith's transformation in prison and much more. Topics include:

(2:30-6:00) - Born and raised in Louisiana, being arrested and charged with 1st degree murder

(6:00-12:10) - Keith's thoughts going into Angola, finding Christ in solitary confinement

(12:10-15:45) - Keith's mission in prison

(15:45-22:30) - How Keith got out of prison

(22:30-26:00) - What did Keith take for granted before prison - relationships

(26:00-33:15) - Criminal justice reform is more theoretical than practical

(33:15-42:00) - The structure of prison, specifics about prison life

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0:00.0	I owe it my life literally and I want to do everything that I do moving forward in life.
0:08.0	I wanted to make sure that I honor, you know, the victim and the victim mother.
0:12.0	Because none of that was in vain, I don't want to be living, you know, a meaningless life
0:17.0	that doesn't warn the redemption and forgiveness that they gave.
0:25.7	Welcome to What's Next with Eric Wood, where we will learn how to make our what's next
0:30.3	in life our best yet. Our next guest is Keith Morse. I met Keith over three years ago on an
0:37.1	NFL prison mission trip to Angola in
0:40.0	Louisiana. Angola was the deadliest prison in the entire country until they made a change at
0:45.5	Warren for the prison and he led a Christian revival among so many of the inmates that it is now
0:51.4	one of the safest prisons in the country and they send inmates out in twos
0:56.2	to other prisons to minister to them. It's truly a special place and take some time after this
1:02.4	podcast researching the history of Angola. Keith was our guide for the three days we were there
1:08.3	and immediately I was taken aback by how gracious, positive,
1:11.9	and upbeat Keith was. After countless hours of spending time with him, I asked him how long
1:17.3	he worked at Angola and he informed me that he was serving a life sentence without parole.
1:23.0	I couldn't believe it and I also couldn't believe when I saw him on the field in Buffalo before
1:28.3	the Texans game this season because he's now out and we will get to that story. If you
1:33.7	enjoy this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe to help spread the impact we hope to have.
1:39.0	Also, if you share it on social media and tag me, I'll share as well and we can double the impact. Enjoy.
1:47.0	Keith, welcome to the show, brother. Hey, thank you for having it. Definitely an honor to be here,
1:51.6	bro. Hey, it's an honor to have you on. And first off, it was so great to see you in Buffalo.
1:58.8	And I'm telling you, if it looked like I saw a ghost, it was because
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