Power of Peace with Kit Cummings

Kit delivers his thought-provoking perspectives on mental health, addiction, and incarceration, especially as it pertains to youth, as well as other relevant, firebrand issues. He also shares his twelve-year journey working within the schools, juvenile courts, juvenile prisons, and with law enforcement. With a wide variety of guests, Kit digs deep into these fascinating topics to share solutions and success stories of how peace paved the way to lasting change for so many who have experienced the Power of Peace Project. He aims to shatter the stigmas surrounding mental illness, addiction, and incarceration, as well as other issues dividing our nation. In this Episode Kit Introduces us to Michael Shapiro, PhD, Director, Behavioral Medicine at Duke Medical School's Southern Regional Area Health Education Center

Kit delivers his thought-provoking perspectives on mental health, addiction, and incarceration, especially as it pertains to youth, as well as other relevant, firebrand issues. He also shares his twelve-year journey working within the schools, juvenile courts, juvenile prisons, and with law enforcement. With a wide variety of guests, Kit digs deep into these fascinating topics to share solutions and success stories of how peace paved the way to lasting change for so many who have experienced the Power of Peace Project. He aims to shatter the stigmas surrounding mental illness, addiction, and incarceration, as well as other issues dividing our nation.

Sixteen Christmases ago, I sat all alone at the Waffle House feeling sorry for myself and quite hopeless. Things hadn’t worked out the way I had planned.

After fifteen years in the full-time ministry, drug and alcohol abuse had taken their toll and I was at the end of my rope. Once a popular preacher, stories were now spreading of divorce, bankruptcy, and rehab. 

My carefully constructed life was falling apart piece by piece, and my worst fears were coming to pass. Then God showed up.

Tonight I’ll pick up my sixteen-year sobriety chip and my daughter will be presenting it to me at the meeting— only God. Then I’ll give it to the person in the room who looks like they need the most hope.

Please don’t give up five minutes before your miracle arrives. God specializes in lost causes and hopeless cases, and He’s not done with you yet.

I took my last drink four nights before the biggest drinking night of the year, 5,840 days ago. I’d simply had my fill. You can too.

So the question is: Was all the pain worth it? Hell yes. Wouldn’t trade it for the world.

This is clip of the upcoming season. There will be eight full episodes and you will hear compelling stories about how Kit’s life journey positioned him to start the non-profit organization, The Power of Peace Project and how his book titled “40 days of peace” led to a process of establishing peace treaties within schools, gangs, and prisons. Kit will have guests from all aspects of society from law enforcement, juvenile courts, criminal justice, education, formerly incarcerated, and gang affiliates. This groundbreaking podcast will challenge the status quo and shine a light on true justice and how success is achieved when the proper people and programs are at work in our communities.