Five ways fasting can change your life
By Suzanne Niles - What if one singular sacrifice could better your life, your soul forever? What if that sacrifice took just an hour or two or even an entire day? Would you do it? What if this act could sharpen
Living with the Booths
Author recounts a three-year writing experience to detail a unique family By John Larsson, General - Three years ago I moved in with the Booths. And what a family I joined! William and Catherine brought into the world a happy, boisterous crew
‘Love To A Whore’s Daughter: Life and Faith Through the Lens of Grace and Redemption’
By Stephen Court, Major - Dear Lisa, Can I call you Lisa? We haven’t met but I feel like I know you, having read your innermost thoughts and desires and experiences—defeats and victories—through your new book “Love To A Whore’s Daughter: Life
‘Integrity – A Complete Life’
An excerpt By Bob Docter - Life: what’s it all about? That question asks about the meaning of life. Only a few of us inquire. Many of us, maybe most of us, slip through life and simply take it as it comes: some
Building Blocks of Spiritual Leadership
By Rob Birks, Major - You may be thinking: “Not another leadership book!” So states Commissioner William W. Francis early on in the preface of his latest book, “Building Blocks of Spiritual Leadership” (The Salvation Army, 2015). By beginning that way,
‘Someone Cared’
By Lisa Barnes, Captain - I hate singing. I especially dislike hymns. Please don’t hate me for this confession—it’s just not my bag. To me they often feel distant and unrelatable, especially when the words aren’t in the normal order that we say them
‘Today is the Day’ CD now available
Western Territorial Youth Chorus releases its first recording. “Today is the Day,” the debut recording from the Western Territorial Youth Chorus (TYC), features 17 selections in a variety of musical styles from gospel, to indie rock and Broadway. Led by Matt Woods,
REVIEW: ‘When Justice is the Measure’
By Kevin Jackson, Major - The Salvation Army is historically linked to its efforts for social justice. Yet, written works on the topic from a Salvation Army perspective are somewhat of a rarity. This is but one reason why “When Justice
Review: NOAH
By Grant Whitehead With so much controversy surrounding "Noah" the main questions people are asking are: Is it true to Scripture? Is it worth seeing? For me, "Noah" was deeply thought provoking. It left me pondering elements of the biblical account and
“When God Becomes Small”
By Kevin Jackson, Major - Every once in a great while, a book comes along and causes me to pause and consider my life, the world, and the organization to which I belong that connects the two. Phil Needham’s When God
REVIEW_INSIDE A HIGH COUNCIL / Commissioner Harry Read
General John Larsson’s fascinating and fast-moving book 1929 – A crisis that shaped The Salvation Army’s future (Salvation Army, 2009) – wetted the appetite of its readers for a sequel. In that book we felt the tidal flow of change
Book Review_ In the Balance: Christ Weighs the Hearts of 7 Churches
By Kevin Jackson, Major Whenever I see a new book on Revelation, I usually set it aside for generally one of two reasons. Either because it’s far too technical and I don’t have a doctorate in biblical studies or because it