Peter grew up believing God expected perfection. “My knowledge of God was that He was holy, righteous, jealous, perfect and angry and that He would punish sin because He is a just God. Therefore, I needed to act accordingly,” Peter remembered. “Although I knew He was...
Matthew grew up feeling trapped, stifled and lonely. “I wasn’t really allowed to be a kid,” he remembered. “I couldn’t do what other kids my age did. I was confined to the house all the time. My only friends were school friends, but I couldn’t see them outside of...
What makes Crossroads Prison Ministries unique is that we not only send Bibles and Bible study lessons into prisons, but we also connect people in prison with mentors on the outside who review their lessons and write them encouraging letters. When a student advances...
Some people point to a direct encounter with God, a meaningful event or a rock-bottom low as the beginning of their spiritual journey. Jason’s began when he found a small piece of paper on the floor of his jail cell. Jason had grown up in a nonreligious family. “I...
On Bill’s first day in prison, he felt completely disoriented. “I was so lost and confused,” he remembered. “I couldn’t believe where I was—I was locked in a cell with another man, using the restroom with him in there. All the politics, rules, me with a number, no...
