Single crochet, slip stitch, and chain stitch were terms I learned as I taught myself to crochet using an instructional booklet. Looking into my living room, I cherish the sight of the precious blankets handmade by my grandmother and my wife Hendrina’s mother....
Born into a Baptist family, Steven’s early years were filled with church attendance and vacation Bible school. But as he grew older, he drifted away from his faith. At 13, following a series of traumatic events, Steven’s life began to unravel. “I had...
When Joshua lost his father shortly after graduating from high school, his early experimentation with drugs and alcohol spiraled out of control. By his early twenties, his life was in chaos. “I was lost, desperate, and hopeless—I was in need of a Savior,”...
Since Crossroads began its correspondence-based Bible studies over forty years ago, students have been eagerly sharing their artistic creations with us. What started as simple sketches on lesson pages and envelopes has blossomed into an incredible outpouring of...
At Crossroads, every change we make is aimed at better serving our students—men and women seeking hope, guidance, and connection in the often-isolating environment of prison. Due to the rise of drugs entering prisons through the mail and ongoing staff shortages,...
“I am not the same woman I was when I was arrested more than nine years ago,” Alecia recently wrote. “The woman I used to be was broken and damaged.” Her life, once marked by unresolved grief from her father’s death when she was just eleven,...
