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Feb 10 From Crisis to the Kitchen
About a month ago we highlighted upgrades and programs new to the Crossroads Men’s Crisis Center at The City Mission thanks to incredible community support; one of these changes was the addition of Crossroads Culinary Kitchen, a culinary arts training…
Feb 10 Losing with a Mission
Below is a guest blog written by Jill, a returning participant to The City Mission’s Running with a Mission 5k ran at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on June 22, 2013. The run was presented by the Sherwin Williams Women’s Club.…
Feb 10 Running With Renewal
In my life I have run nearly 400 races, but today’s was different. I stepped up to the starting line, sun becoming hot in the early morning, temperatures and anxiety rising. The crowd was chatting excitably and lunging out their…
Feb 10 Weekend of Champions
Never in my life did I imagine I would be line dancing to the Cupid Shuffle in a prison courtyard surrounded by barbed wire and 590 inmates. But this unreal situation is where I found myself one weekend last month. …
Feb 10 Being Safe
As Christmas day approaches, talk often turns to gratitude and the things in our lives for which we are thankful. Typically, the responses center around being grateful for family, health, jobs but how many of us are thankful for something…
Feb 10 Making a Resolution Count
If you’re anything like me, when January 1 rolls around I’m full of great intentions and lofty(ish) goals. I’ll spend less time on Facebook, eat less chocolate, lose 5 pounds, save more money, spend more hours at the gym –…
Feb 10 Help, Home and Human Trafficking
Would you believe me if I told you that there are more people in slavery today than ever before in our history? You might respond that it’s impossible; slavery has been outlawed hundreds of years ago. Unfortunately, modern day…
Feb 10 Kate: Hope Warms the Heart
Kate and many men and women like her are still living on the streets, facing bitter cold, abuse, and lose of hope. These are the men and women we open our doors to every day and with your help offer…
Feb 10 Thank You for 11 Years of Laura’s Home
For the last 11 years Laura’s Home has provided help and hope for thousands of women and children in crisis! This week we will celebrate Laura’s Home’s 11th Anniversary on Valentine’s Day! What a privilege to see how God has provided…
Feb 10 The Point
John the Baptist was noted by Jesus as the greatest of prophets (Luke 7:28). And what was John’s ministry? Just to point to the Savior, to the Lamb of God who takes away sin so men and women can walk with…