A first-ever live, virtual officers’ councils brought together some 600 Salvation Army officers from across the Western Territory for a day-long exploration of ... Read More
Western Territorial Commander Commissioner Douglas Riley gathered Salvationists and friends on Christmas Sunday, Dec. 20, for a virtual evening of Christmas Pra... Read More
It’s a year like none other and this Giving Tuesday is no exception. So, to mark the occasion and celebrate giving and goodness, Caring hosted the first-ever Vi... Read More
A pastoral word on how to find gratitude, joy in the suffering
Gratitude is a concept we’re well familiar with and have plenty of information about, includin... Read More
When you give to a Salvation Army red kettle, that money helps to meet needs in your community in a number of ways. The practice started in 1891 when Captain Jo... Read More
If you know me at all, you probably know a few basics. For example, I have an unquenchable love for Haribo gummy bears, and can name the color on blind taste te... Read More
The Salvation Army celebrates Founders’ Day each year on July 2. The occasion recognizes the birthday of the organization started by William and Catherine Booth... Read More
At this point, I think it’s safe to say no one has gone untouched by this crisis. The outbreak of a respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus—called COVID... Read More
“No man is an island,” 16th century English scholar and poet John Donne once wrote. And now the coronavirus has made that more true than ever.
If there’s any... Read More
They say nothing changes you like having a child of your own and I have found this to be absolutely true.
In fact, I read in “The Birth Of A Mother” from Th... Read More
Nonprofit advocacy forms a vital link between community needs and Capitol Hill.
“If you are not at the table, you are on the menu—especially in Washington, D... Read More
A new study confirmed what we’ve long suspected: Moms work really hard.
Researchers found that working moms clock an average of 98 hours each week—the same a... Read More
Christin Thieme is the editor in chief of The Salvation Army New Frontier Publications. She’s had her passport confiscated in Pleiku, Vietnam, waded through destruction in New Orleans, interviewed prostituted women in a former brothel in Mumbai, sat down with government leaders in Cuba and shadowed the local mayor at a Palestinian rally in Nazareth—all in the name of journalism. She holds a master’s in specialized journalism from the University of Southern California Annenberg School of Journalism and formerly taught communications as an adjunct professor at California Lutheran University. She has been awarded for writing and reporting, including a first-place prize, from the Evangelical Press Association.
