154: What a Jerusalem Trip Taught Me About Loving Others with Emily Anderson
Quick programming note: We recorded this episode before recent events unfolded. It doesn’t address the current war in the Middle East but we believe this episode still holds value so we’re sharing it today as planned. Then we’ll be back
153: Tangible Ways to Help Abolish Poverty with Dr. Matthew Desmond
In the words of French writer Antoine de Saint Exupéry, "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless
152: Growing hope family-wide with The Salvation Army
We talk a lot about The Salvation Army’s fight against hunger, homelessness, against poverty. You might remember back to our series on the Pathway of Hope, episodes 88-93. In that series, we explored in depth The Salvation Army’s initiative to break
151 State of Hunger: Driving the Grocery Food Rescue Program with Ragu Razo
People call him “Ragu the Plumber.” But these days Ragu Razo doesn’t work as a plumber. Six years ago, he swapped his old nine-to-five job to drive a refrigerated truck for The Salvation Army in Mesa, Arizona. Every weekday, Razu collects food
150 State of Hunger: Breaking the stigma of food insecurity with Diane O’Neill
How do you define poverty? Oxford describes it as “the state of being extremely poor.” Webster says it’s “the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions.” While poverty does cover a wide range of
149 State of Hunger: Advocating for Change in Food Security with Eric Mitchell
Today, we’re talking hunger. Did you know in the last three years, the demand for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has skyrocketed? In 2022, one in eight Americans — or more than 41 million people — received SNAP benefits. Those benefits
148 State of Hunger: How The Salvation Army Is Responding with Captain Angel Amézquita
We’re kicking off our state of the issues series today with the state of hunger. According to the USDA, more than 34 million people, including 9 million children, today in the United States are food insecure. 34 million people. To put that
147 Where Are We Now: The Current State of the Issues
Just a year ago, if you would’ve asked the experts where the U.S. was headed, they were certain of one thing: the country was beelining toward a recession. In fact, a Bloomberg economic model said the odds of a U.S. recession
146: Increasing knowledge and passing it on with Dr. Major Terry Masango
As the saying goes, the mind is a terrible thing to waste. That's the ethos Major Terry Masango lives by, and it's paid off as he recently received a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership. Dr. Masango was raised in Zimbabwe and
145: Renewal practices for a world shaken by crisis with Dr. Chris Rice
Before and after. Before 2020, the idea of closed borders, lockdowns, face masks, social distancing, and testing weren’t a thing. After, we’ve experienced the real toll, the disruption, the unknown that the pandemic brought. It was a crisis of a generation, and it
144: Eleven unique ways The Salvation Army meets need
Did you know The Salvation Army serves in more than 130 countries around the world and in every U.S. zip code, working to meet human needs in every community—exactly as that community needs? Every program is rooted in a passion to
143: An atheist no more with Cadet Andrew Flockhart
After 37 years of not believing, one day, God was there. That was the experience Andrew Flockhart had. As he says: I found God at the Dallas-Love Field Airport on a business trip. Now in training to become a Salvation Army officer