As the COVID-19 crisis rages on, everything is being disrupted. Many of us are quarantined. Some of us have lost our jobs. We are worried about friends and family who are at-risk of being infected. Churches are figuring out what it means to be the Church when you...
As the nation responds to the coronavirus pandemic through closing schools, restaurants and bars and restricting gatherings, people are becoming more aware of the need to protect those who are most vulnerable. The population that is sometimes absent from this...
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, we have decided to postpone two upcoming Crossroads Prison Ministries events. The Crossroads chapel with Joe Williams, scheduled for March 17, and the Ignite Unite Volunteer Summit, scheduled for April 25, will be moved to...
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, there are churches across the country that are wrestling with difficult questions. Do we continue to meet on Sunday mornings? How do we protect the most vulnerable in our congregations? How do we serve and bless our community...
A group of high school students have found creative inspiration in the unlikeliest of ways. An English class at Covenant Christian High School in Grand Rapids spent some time reading and discussing poetry written by men and women in prison. After engaging with the...
Richard was on the run. Determined to avoid a third trip to prison, he was dodging police who were tracking him on an attempted murder charge. Scared and not sure what to do, Richard called his mother. “The only one who can help you is God,” she told him. Richard...
