Stories like Joshua’s rarely end well. He was hooked on marijuana, prescription pills and alcohol by 16. His experimenting turned into a full-blown addiction after the death of his father when Joshua was 18. “I became depressed. I started abusing substances more...
Growing up in Baptist churches in the 1960s and 70s, Timmie remembers saying the “Salvation prayer” more times than he could count. But it wasn’t until his most recent trip to prison that he discovered a real life-transforming relationship with Jesus. Timmie grew up...
Many Crossroads students have tremendous artistic gifts. We have showcased their talent in our Threads arts journal and in art shows that we hold across the country. We now have another way to share prison art — through coloring pages. We have taken...
Reflecting on his past, Earl realized he was a “spectator Christian.” “For many, many years, I proclaimed to be a Christian, but my heart and my lifestyle did not match my words,” he recalled. “I went to church regularly, and I knew what to say and how to act around...
Devin, a Crossroads student in New Mexico, is supposed to be released from prison soon. Reentry is difficult enough. Now add a global pandemic. “I have no place to go. So I am really bummed out and discouraged,” Devin wrote in a recent note to his Crossroads mentor....
You’re worthless. You’re stupid. You’ll always be a failure. These were the words Terry heard over and over as he grew up. Longing for love from his father, he instead received emotional and physical abuse. “I became angry and started hating my father, wondering why...
