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What All Rise Means

When John Grisham’s The Firm was published in 1991, “everyone” was talking about how great it was, so I jumped on the bandwagon. I took it on a family camping trip and spent the entire weekend sitting by Lake Michigan devouring it. I loved it! Since then, I have read and collected every John Grisham book…

March Madness

No one loved college basketball and March Madness more than Dr. Sid Smith. As a dear lifelong friend and partner of Clyde Jones, Sid was a passionate servant of Jesus Christ. He was a founding board member of His Way and a true servant, a visionary. “Papa Sid” would not only agree to the next…

Second Chances

Almost ten years ago when I came to work at The Saving Way, I knew very little about addiction.  For most of my life, if I thought about it at all, I (arrogantly) thought an addict was likely a vagrant who wandered around the streets and who lacked the self-control and wisdom to make better…