You’ve no doubt seen a Salvation Army red kettle—maybe you’ve seen one already this Christmas season. It is an iconic part of The Salvation Army and of Christmastime itself. What started in 1891 with one creative Salvation Army officer or pastor wanting

Could you use a good word from the Good Word? Today, Captain Emmanuel Masango is bringing us the Word from Exodus 33:12-20. Captain Emmanuel is a Salvation Army officer, or pastor, currently serving as The Salvation Army Territorial Youth Secretary in the

What are you grateful for today? Does your life experience help build the list? For Joaquin Galvan, it certainly does. He’s the Director of Railton Place, a transitional and supportive housing program of The Salvation Army in San Francisco’s Tenderloin community. And the

Are you out the door at 5:01, won’t work weekends and prefer texting to face-to-face meetings? Or do you live to work, can’t text and can’t tolerate change? Like most stereotypes, these over-generalized generalizations about generational groups lead to further miscommunication—and often

I vividly remember my first real reporting outing as an intern. I met Jill, who lived in a Salvation Army shelter for families experiencing homelessness and HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles. Jill told me about the moment she learned she was

Could you use a good word from the Good Word? In this episode, Commissioner Dave Hudson—who was also the very first guest on this podcast—brings us the Word from the life of Jesus, who was known as a friend of sinners. This

What’s bigger than Starbucks and Google combined? A $150 billion industry? Involving 25 million people worldwide? It’s human trafficking. And it’s a problem in your community. Across the U.S., The Salvation Army has 49 anti-trafficking programs. Recent statistics show The Salvation Army served 4,415

Did you know one-third of your life will be spent at work? That’s 90,000 hours over the course of a lifetime. And that’s a lot of hours. So, of course, you want to spend that time in a healthy environment. Al Lopus would call

Don’t only invite your friends or the rich, Jesus said in Luke 14. He said, “Make it your habit to invite the poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind. Then you will be blessed…” (14:12-14). At about 20 percent of

We’ve all seen depictions of the white lights and tunnels to heaven in some movie or TV show after the character has a near-death experience. But for Rick Osgood, that experience was real. Rick has a long history with advisory organizations in

How do we seek the peace and prosperity—the shalom—of our communities? It’s a charge from God as we find in Jeremiah 29:7: “Seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the