Nearly a decade after serving his six-month sentence, Charles still remembers what that first day in jail felt like. In the opening lines of a short autobiography he has been writing, he shares: “As most inmates know, when they take your belongings and put them in a...
“I grew up in the midst of sin, hurt and chaos,” Joshua shared with us. “My mom raised us mostly herself with intervals of would-be fathers. She tried her best,” he explained. “However, I had buried a lot of hurt and anger and became hard in my heart. On the outside,...
Brian’s battle with substance abuse began in the aftermath of his parents’ messy divorce. He wrote that, after his parents split, “I stayed with my dad, and I watched him struggle and hurt. It brought a lot of pain and sorrow on me.” To ease the pain, Brian, a young...
Harry had been serving time in prison for twelve years, guilt and regret weighing heavily on his heart. Having taken another man’s life, he knew he still had years to spend in that cell. He didn’t know how to move forward with his life, and he was losing hope that he...
“Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun.” – Ecclesiastes 2:11 Ian had an enviable childhood. Growing up in a loving, moderately wealthy...
In a recent letter to Crossroads, John, a student in North Carolina, began his message with a wholehearted proclamation of faith. He wrote, “My name is John, and I am a Christian!” Today, being a follower of Christ is a primary part of John’s identity. But John’s...
