With the Ebola crisis continuing to decimate West Africa, Dr. Jacob Vambo, acting director of CBI Liberia, contacted Crossroad with an urgent request for prayer. “With tears and sorrow, we lost many lives,” Vambo said. “The virus is still lingering in the land, posing...

The students from CBI Malawi continue to grow in the knowledge of God—especially the 6 students who are beginning the CBI college program. Wale Junaid, the director of CBI Malawi, reported 41 students actively participating across all tiers of study and 8 Instructors...

This is the real church. It’s a joy to be a part of it! —Instructor Nancy M., NY This year, over 5,600 CBI Instructors are faithfully correcting the Bible study lessons of prisoners around the world. These Instructors represent a diverse range of ages, nationalities...

During International Restorative Justice Week, we lift up stories of people who are proactively seeking healing and reconciliation in the aftermath of crime. Lorenzo is a CBI student in California who recently told us about the creative way he is trying to reconcile...

In 2009, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, killed thirteen people at Fort Hood in Texas. He was later sentenced to death by a military jury. In 2011, Anders Breivik killed seventy-seven people, mostly teenagers at an island summer camp in Norway. He...

Every day, Crossroad receives stacks of letters, questionnaires and comments from CBI students about how they are doing in their lessons and what they are learning. Rodney, who is incarcerated in Wyoming, is one student who recently sent Crossroad his feedback. His...

A recent article in The New York Daily News is drawing attention to the power of forgiveness. The article details the story of Christopher Bazar, who, while intoxicated and high, shot and killed his friend and roommate, Donald St. Laurent. This deadly mistake cost...

NAGUABO, PUERTO RICO October 28, 2014—Crossroad Bible Institute (CBI) is thrilled to announce the launch of a new satellite campus in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (USA). This fast-growing campus has already enrolled ninety-two students and trained over forty...

The heart-warming anticipation of the holiday season begins months before Christmas even arrives. We mark up our calendars, plan for Thanksgiving dinner, organize gift lists and, if we have been so blessed, look forward to quality time with family and friends....

CBI student Barrett was only sixteen years old when a phone call changed his life forever. Barrett and his mother had just arrived at their church on an otherwise normal Sunday when his mother, at the prompting of a friend, used the church phone to call a relative....

Crime can spread through a community like fire, destroying not just property but also trust and relationships. But so too can healing move from person to person, ignited by the Holy Spirit. Troy, a CBI student in North Carolina, described just such an experience: I...

The first day of fall marked an important step forward for Michigan’s justice system. Fifteen hand-picked commissioners from the fields of law, politics and criminal justice, including CBI president Dr. David Schuringa, headed to Lansing on Tuesday for the inaugural...

There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. —Leonard Cohen “Oops” is a word you don’t want to hear from a surgeon. Neither do you want to hear it from God. So how big is your God? I mean it, really. How BIG is your God? Let’s recall the creation of...

If you’re a Michigan resident who is passionate about criminal justice reform, you will want to mark Wednesday, September 17, on your calendar. On that day, the Citizens Alliance on Prisons and Public Spending (CAPPS) is sponsoring a special event called Legislative...

Just when recent legislation such as the Smarter Sentencing Act seemed to offer hope for ending mass incarceration, a surprising trend in the business sector might be curtailing this optimism. According to a recent article from CNN Money, Wall Street is betting on a...

Desmond Meade is a force for good in a broken world. After graduating from law school, Desmond dedicated his life to helping people reenter society after incarceration, and he has been invited to share his passion for the restoration of rights for former offenders...

Over the last few years, CBI’s broadcast ministry has evolved from a radio program to a webcast to a full-fledged TV program now available across five cable channels in West Michigan. The thirty-minute program features interviews with leaders in the fields of criminal...

In Mexico, students at the All Nations Seminary serve as Spanish-speaking Instructors for Crossroad Bible Institute as part of their required curriculum. The seminarians correct lessons and write letters of encouragement to students whose mother tongue is Spanish. The...

Crossroad Bible Institute's ministry in Manipur, India, continues to grow thanks to the diligent work of CBI India director Mathotmi Vasha, who had a busy year baptizing inmates. Vasha periodically preaches in Sajiwa Central Jail and Shine Rehabilitation Center,...

by H. David Schuringa I have long thought that while Christians should never make excuses for sin, we should also be sympathetic to the environmental factors that can significantly affect the course of a person’s life. I recognize that many CBI students are...