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Author, Tommy Jewell, never expected to find himself behind bars—and yet one night changed everything. Yet even in lockup, Tommy found that God was still with him. In fact, it was while behind bars that he discovered the three components of his identity: his place, his name, and his image. In this powerful and vulnerable piece, Tommy explains how God can reach us anywhere. 

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It seems everyone has an opinion about tattoos—your parents, your friends, and maybe even your employer. But what does God think? Before getting his first tattoo, author and Crossroads editor, Chris Pennington, did a deep dive into what scripture teaches about getting inked. What he discovered might surprise—and even challenge—you. 

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When you pray little prayers, you get little answers. Taylor Jankowski came face-to-face with this revelation while on a trip to South Africa. Realizing that she was playing it much too safe with God, she pushed all her chips in… and nearly got trampled by the answer. It was an exhilarating experience that permanently changed the way she prays—and it just might do the same for you. 

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“Repent” is a word with lots of baggage—especially if you’ve ever run into a fire-and-brimstone street preacher—but it doesn’t have to be that way. When she tried repentance for herself, author Kacie Bryant was surprised to discover it wasn’t about judgment and punishment, but freedom. Need a breakthrough in your life? Repentance just might be the key. 

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“Without those two strangers who stopped to help, you’d already be dead.” Those were some of the first words author Chris Frank heard after waking up in a university hospital. After a night of heavy drinking, he was hit by a taxi and dragged 40 yards. After multiple surgeries and a six-month rehabilitation process, he began to look at that night as a second chance—one he desperately needed. When he discovered that God’s grace has no limits, his real healing began. 

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The loss of a pet can be devastating, but if you look close enough, you just might discover the fingerprints of God. That’s exactly what happened when Scott Dill, director of Spiritual Support at Crossroads, was forced to face the loss of his beloved dog, Socks. With trademark insight, clarity, and compassion, Scott shares how putting his dog down brought him face-to-face with the love of God.

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