Starting Over On The Inside

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Starting Over On The Inside A life-changing program that equips prisoners with the needed character qualities and life skills for their successful return to society. What If? Why Now?

What if the next 1,000 offenders released in Colorado attended Starting Over on the Inside before they ever left the prison walls? Imagine men and women restored by Jesus Christ who experience his transforming love, peace, and purpose. Imagine the impact this will have on their families, our communities, and Colorado? We have the favor of Colorado’s wardens and the Executive Director of Prisons. Starting Over is both on-site and on video for all DOC facilities; therefore, there is great potential for growth for the ministry in Colorado and other states. Prisons are planning to schedule their starting over the program in the first quarter of 2021. Why Are We Uniquely Qualified? Experience. Starting Over is about learning from failure and the ability to overcome it and succeed. For more than twenty years, the Starting Over Workshop has helped over five thousand people who have experienced life-changing setbacks who learn how to start over and experience healing, hope, and a real sense of purpose. Without addressing prisoners’ real-life issues before their release and if their hearts aren’t transformed by the love of Jesus Christ, the revolving door of recidivism continues…

"Starting Over helped me to step back and evaluate all my relationships on the outside and focus on my relationship with God to put things in proper perspective." -Zane

"Starting Over answered the questions of why I’m incarcerated. My history makes moresense and I know now that I’m valued and not alone." -Andrew

Your Partnership With Us? We need your help and now is a critical time to partner with us! Our first year’s costs include filming and production, scheduling, curriculum, facilitator training for Chaplains, teaching time, travel, and follow-up of release offenders. We need $67,000 in 2021 to launch this life-changing program. We’d be incredibly honored for you to be part of our team that will impact the future of these prisoners, their families, our communities, and the state of Colorado. Please call 719-499-8293 or visit our website at
www.startingoverworkshops.com/starting-over-on-the-inside

Starting Over on the Inside is a life-changing program that equips inmates with biblical principles and relational life ...
10/10/2026

Starting Over on the Inside is a life-changing program that equips inmates with biblical principles and relational life skills while incarcerated and for their successful transition back to their families and communities.

Inmates process their past, present, and future through a biblical lens, fostering lasting hope in Christ and relational restoration.
Since our beginning in May 2021, we have provided 58 workshops in 13 Colorado prisons, graduating more than 1,600 men and women on-site.

Since launching our video tablet platform in 2024, we’ve celebrated over 76,000 English and 37,000 Spanish graduates across the United States—more than 113,000 lives impacted!

As of late August, we began tracking salvations through the tablets; over 1,500 people have received Christ. This is absolutely mind-blowing!

Starting Over on the Inside uniquely reaches inmates who may not typically attend chapel services or other ministries, opening a powerful door to share the gospel where it is so needed.

Remember those in prison as if you were there with them.
Hebrews 13:3

Join us on an incredible journey of God’s grace as it transforms lives for Christ!

If you’d like to partner with us in reaching more men and women for Christ, we would be so grateful for your support.

Click here to learn how you can help. https://startingoverworkshops.com

I’m continually blown away and deeply grateful for the life transformations happening behind bars!Since August 26, 173 m...
09/10/2026

I’m continually blown away and deeply grateful for the life transformations happening behind bars!

Since August 26, 173 men have given their lives to Christ through our new online partner, Cypherworx. And we’re just getting started… we’re so excited to see how many more will become Christ-followers through another online platform that launched on August 25!

The August 4th Graduation photo is from Fremont Correctional Facility in Colorado — pure joy and new beginnings right there.

God is moving in powerful ways, and we want you to be part of it.
If you’ve ever felt a desire to help reach men and women who need real hope and purpose, this is your invitation.

To learn how you can get involved and help us reach more click here: https://startingoverworkshops.com/

God wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:4

Do you look forward to a better day in the future? Most of us do. My heart goes out to those who suffer. I have two love...
08/31/2026

Do you look forward to a better day in the future? Most of us do. My heart goes out to those who suffer. I have two loved ones who have experienced chronic pain for over twenty years: my son, who has Crohn’s disease, and my wife, who has rheumatoid arthritis.

Some days are manageable, while other days can be challenging. Many of you have experienced the deep heartbreak that comes with suffering firsthand. It can feel helpless when you cannot ease someone's pain, no matter how much you have prayed or how hard you have tried.

For some, suffering is physical; for others, it is relational or emotional. After teaching on the hope, I was encouraged by the reminders of God's promises for those who follow Christ. There will come a day when there will be no more sorrow and no more pain. Rev.21:4

Bob Dylan wrote…
If not for you, my sky would fall; rain would gather too
Without your love, I'd be nowhere at all
Oh, what would I do if not for you?
If not for you, winter would have no spring
I couldn't hear the robins sing
I just wouldn't have a clue
Anyway, it wouldn't ring true if not for you

Without love, I’d be nowhere at all. Many have said, along with Dylan, “Oh, what would I do if not for you?” Oh, what would you do if not for God?

Do you anticipate a day when you, a loved one, or a group of people will no longer have to suffer? Perhaps you or someone you know is discouraged and struggling to hold on to life. They may have lost hope and are considering giving up.

They try to hold on to this world with everything they have, but their pain feels overwhelming.
The many trials never seem to end; they continue to wear them down.

But in the midst of it all, there is a peace you and I can experience. On the night of His betrayal and arrest, Jesus promised His heartbroken disciples…

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27

Hold on to the promises that God brings…

Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope. My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life. Psalm 119:49-50

But now, Lord, what do I hope for You? My hope is in only you. Psalm 39:7

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Romans 8:1

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 2 Corinthians 4:16-17

As Chris Tomlin wrote,
There's a peace I've come to know
Though my heart and flesh may fail, there's an anchor for my soul
I can say "It is well." There's a day that's drawing near
When this darkness breaks to light
And I will rise when He calls my name
No more sorrow, no more pain

One day, the burdens of this place will be no more. I look forward to it! Do you?

If Not for YOU, God. How would you fill in the blank?

I am both amazed and grateful to witness people come to Christ regularly in my role as a chaplain with the Colorado Depa...
08/26/2026

I am both amazed and grateful to witness people come to Christ regularly in my role as a chaplain with the Colorado Department of Corrections. This past Sunday, I preached at the Fremont Correctional Facility in Canon City, CO, where seven men received Christ.
In the last month, 110 men have committed their lives to Christ through our new online tablet partner, Cypherworx.

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever; with my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 89:1

If you would like to know more about how you can help us reach more for the His kingdom click here https://startingoverworkshops.com/

We often find ourselves busy, and Jesus was busy too. He was in such high demand that there were times when he didn't ev...
08/15/2026

We often find ourselves busy, and Jesus was busy too. He was in such high demand that there were times when he didn't even have time to eat. Does that sound familiar?

We all experience seasons when busyness is unavoidable. However, the more important question is what keeps us busy and why. What can we learn from the life of Jesus?

Take Time Out
Jesus understood what was most important and how to prioritize, which allowed Him to say no when necessary. He recognized the significance of spending time alone with God.

There was a rhythm to His life; He would retreat to a quiet place to pray and then return to His mission to engage with those in need.
He encouraged the apostles to do the same, inviting them to "come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."

If we're not careful, we can become so distracted, rushed, and preoccupied that we end up with a mediocre faith. I appreciate what John Ortberg said: "If we want to follow someone, we can’t go faster than the one who is leading."

Live Simpler
“He was born with nothing, lived with little and died with nothing. His simplicity was not accidental. He chose to live simply.” Richard Swenson

What Jesus identified as lacking value is exactly what the world pursues: wealth, power, and status. Our lives do not consist of the abundance of possessions we have. If our busyness arises from the materialistic pursuit of trying to keep up with others, then true contentment will remain unattainable.

The Right Kind of Busy
There is a kind of busyness that is meaningful. Some refer to it as “holy busyness,” which is directed toward God. Jesus’ life mission statement, “Everything I do pleases the Father” (John 5:30), was evident in everything He said and did. Read more below
https://startingoverworkshops.com/2026/08/14/the-right-kind-of-busy/

Some people are always on, and they like it that way. They barely have time to tell you they do not have time to talk. A...
07/23/2026

Some people are always on, and they like it that way. They barely have time to tell you they do not have time to talk. Alina Tugend wrote an essay in the New York Times entitled “Too Busy to Notice You’re Too Busy.” Tugend’s article was written in 2007. Nowadays, for the reasons she highlighted in her article, millions call less often and prefer texts, tweets and Instagram. What are some of the causes of our unbridled busyness?

We Live in a Should Culture
Forbes ran a series of articles proposing “16 Things You Should Do at the Start of Every Work Day,” “16 Things You Should Do at Lunch Every Day,” and “16 Things You Should Do at the End of Every Work Day. What about the 16 things you should do before bed? Our culture says we should: Read more click here:
https://startingoverworkshops.com/.../too-busy-to-notice..

Have you ever felt alone, deserted, or abandoned? King David and Job did, and millions of others, and the same with inma...
07/06/2026

Have you ever felt alone, deserted, or abandoned? King David and Job did, and millions of others, and the same with inmates, but God has a way of reaching all of us in His way and in His timing.

God devises ways so that a banished person does not remain banished from him. 2 Samuel 14:14

God reaches these men by transforming them from within. The uniqueness of Starting Over on the Inside is that many inmates who attend typically do not engage in Christian programming or chapel services.

However, Jesus connects with them by initiating this internal change, providing them with genuine, lasting hope for both today and the future.

This is the graduating class from the June workshop at Arrowhead Correctional Facility in Colorado.

To help us reach more for His kingdom, click here
https://startingoverworkshops.com/

Are you grateful for America? The Declaration of Independence says, “That all men are created equal and endowed by thei...
07/04/2026

Are you grateful for America? The Declaration of Independence says, “That all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

After the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the colonists fought for eight years against the British, then came the Constitution, and later the Bill of Rights that laid a strong foundation of a government that can be governed by the people with God-centered principles of human dignity and life.

Hardworking people left their farms and families to form and join the armies of the colonies, volunteering to fight on the many bloody battlefields of the revolution, often without pay because Congress lacked the funds to compensate them.

From Washington’s decisive victory at Yorktown to Lincoln’s passionate address at Gettysburg, from the sands of Normandy to the present day, over a million soldiers have sacrificed their lives to preserve our country’s freedom. This reality should matter to all of us, regardless of our political or philosophical differences.|

In the beginning of the Constitution, we read,
“We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

Later at Gettysburg, Lincoln wrote,
“Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war.

We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this...

The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.

It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us-that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion-that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain-that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom-and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.” Abraham Lincoln

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July 4th ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by some acts of devotion to God Almighty. And ought to be ce...
07/03/2026

July 4th ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by some acts of devotion to God Almighty. And ought to be celebrated with pop and parade, games, and sports from one end of this continent to the other, from this time for evermore.
John Adams in a letter to his wife Abigail on July 3rd 1776.

Pray for us as we navigate through a very busy month. We have just completed two Starting Over workshops in Colorado. Th...
06/22/2026

Pray for us as we navigate through a very busy month. We have just completed two Starting Over workshops in Colorado. The picture is from the May graduation ceremony at Fremont Correctional Facility in Colorado.

We are currently completing a two-day intensive workshop at Limon Correctional Facility and will begin another "Starting Over" program at a different prison this Tuesday. I preached a Sunday service with baptisms at another prison, and will teach a Bible study this Tuesday night.

I am truly grateful to witness so much growth each week. While we all experience stress in our lives, I typically experience less stress when I visit various prisons compared to life outside. Among the inmate believers, gratitude is a heartfelt sentiment that connects us all.

If you’ve never been inside a prison, you may have a stereotypical view of what it’s like within those walls. Many people picture inmates as angry individuals with terrible stories to share. After visiting prisons hundreds of times, I typically find a deep spirit of gratitude among the believers there.

The church services are truly inspiring and uplifting. The visitors who join me are often in awe and many times moved to tears.

In third-world countries, among the poor, you see big smiles on their faces. They are grateful for what they do have and do not feel inferior about what they lack. Like inmates, they do not measure their success by their possessions, achievements, popularity, or vacations. They are truly grateful people.

I remember hearing a statement from a pastor after flying over the devastation from Hurricane Katrina, and seeing his New Orleans church absolutely destroyed.

His response was, “We used to sing Jesus is all I need, but now we can sing Jesus is all I got.”

To find out more about how you can help reach more for His kingdom, click here https://startingoverworkshops.com/

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