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The magical power of telling the truth

Allison FallonJanuary 28, 2021
Sometimes when we’re stuck, we need to hire a therapist, and other times, we simply need to tell ourselves the truth. We might avoid the truth, dance around the... Read More
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Helping the Micronesian community in Hawaii cope with COVID-19

Karen GleasonJanuary 26, 2021
The Salvation Army brings food and information to language-challenged Micronesian immigrants. In Hawaii, non-Hawaiian Pacific Islanders represent only 4 perc... Read More

Salvation Army officers explore racial equity in virtual event

Christin ThiemeJanuary 25, 2021
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

Salvation Army film ‘La Deuda’ available soon on HBO

Hillary JacksonJanuary 22, 2021
"La Deuda," a short film by The Salvation Army Western Territory’s Multimedia Department, was acquired for distribution by HBO. Following its premiere on HBO La... Read More

How to renew your understanding of prayer

Sarah BesseyJanuary 22, 2021
I grew up and came of age in prayer circles, particularly prayer circles with women. In living rooms and the basements of churches, the women of my life—from ch... Read More

Unexpected food donation feeds hundreds in New Mexico

Food destined for prison feeds local groups, including members of the Navajo Nation By Shelley Hickox– On November 5, Farmington (New Mexico) Corps Office... Read More

4 myths and misconceptions about human trafficking

Karen GleasonJanuary 19, 2021
The Salvation Army presents the first of what will be monthly webinars on various social justice issues. Television shows and movies often paint a sensationa... Read More

His Provision: From troubles to trusting

By Sheryl Tollerud, Lt. Colonel– Although we are living in unusual times, I am encouraged by and proud of the ministry and services The Salvation Army provid... Read More

Blessings In Disguise: Finding community in the midst of crisis

With COVID-19 upending the livelihoods of millions of working people in America, it’s hard to imagine how those who are experiencing homelessness are dealin... Read More

Record giving surges alongside need

Caitlin JohnstonJanuary 14, 2021
The Salvation Army is serving more people than ever, donors respond in kind When COVID-19 hit the United States and demand for services shot up, fundraisers ... Read More

His Provision: The great multiplier

By Lisa Smith, Lt. Colonel– Danniebelle Hall, a gospel singer back in the 1970s, used to sing these words: Just ordinary people God uses ordinary people ... Read More

6 resources to become more aware and engaged against human trafficking

While The Salvation Army has a long history of working in social justice since its inception in 1865, strengthening its response to modern slavery and human tra... Read More
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💭 Impact: 10 ways The Salvation Army met old ne 💭 Impact: 10 ways The Salvation Army met old needs in new ways during COVID-19⁠
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When @SalvationArmyWest began responding to #COVID19 in March 2020, there was no way to know the sheer breadth the response would take. Now, a year later, the need remains great, and the response isn’t over. ⁠
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While pandemic safety measures have meant many of the traditional methods of meeting these needs weren’t possible, The Salvation Army adapted. ⁠
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Head to the link in our bio for 10 new ways The Salvation Army met old needs over the last year during the coronavirus pandemic. ⁠
🙏 Spirituality: Your Scripture study library aw 🙏 Spirituality: Your Scripture study library awaits⁠
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Our study library is a vault of four-part Scripture studies designed to help you get to know a passage or concept better. ⁠
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This week, choose one of these studies to download and digest day by day. Visit the link in our bio to get started.
🙏 Spirituality: Studying Imago Dei // Doing the 🙏 Spirituality: Studying Imago Dei // Doing the work⁠
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James 1:22 calls us not just to hear God's Word, but to take action—to live out the commandments of God. In this four-part Scripture study, we've read about the reconciliatory work Jesus has called us to—now it is time to take action and apply these biblical principles.⁠
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In John 4, Jesus provides us with an example for dismantling negative and oppressive frameworks through his encounter with a Samaritan woman. Even speaking to her was a statement in and of itself. Let's journey through his encounter and see what we can do to bring truth and healing to our world.⁠
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Study with us to better understand the importance of Imago Dei and how to live into who he has called you to be.⁠
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Read the final part of this series at the link in our bio.⁠
📺 Video // The Way Home: Finding stability afte 📺 Video // The Way Home: Finding stability after 38 years homeless⁠
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On any given night in America, there are well over 500,000 men and women living on the street. ⁠
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Watch and see how Duane's life was transformed by God, and how he finally has a permanent home of his own. Link in bio.
🙏 Spirituality: Prayers for when everything is 🙏 Spirituality: Prayers for when everything is too much⁠
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Bunmi Laditan, who’s behind the satirical @honesttoddler, has a new book, “Dear God: Honest Prayers to a God Who Listens.” In it she journeys through emotions we all experience—doubt, anger, joy, desperation, love, loneliness and gratefulness. Funny, fresh, and stunningly relatable, she names our fears, voices our painful questions, and bravely says what we’re all thinking anyway in our prayerful wrestling with God. As she writes:⁠
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“Someone reading this is wondering, like I did, if God even listens. Does God care? I had the same questions and found it easier to put my letters into a journal lest they evaporate into the air. ⁠
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As I grappled and scraped through the hardest years of my life I wrote prayers of fear, longing, heartache, even frustration and anger. I figured if God was bold enough to invent so many species of spiders, He could certainly handle my rantings. Perhaps we have that boldness in common.” ⁠
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See more in this excerpt from her new book.⁠
💭 Impact: Building a thriving marriage with lov 💭 Impact: Building a thriving marriage with love and respect⁠
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What we want more than anything is to have a strong marriage that weathers the difficulties in life and provides the joy and satisfaction we crave. That is why it is critical to go back to the basics of what God says about marriage.⁠
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For he thought of it, created it and knows what each of us needs and wants in a relationship. The underlying principles for all behavior and communication between husband and wife is love and respect. We all—men and women—want to be loved and want to be respected.⁠
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Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠
✨ Creativity: Share your story⁠ .⁠ Hear this ✨ Creativity: Share your story⁠
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Hear this: Your story is uniquely yours. It’s the one thing you have that no one else does. And you’re the one who can tell it best. ⁠
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Want to share your story with Caring? Head to the link in our bio to get started.
💭 Impact: Salvation Army removes barriers so ho 💭 Impact: Salvation Army removes barriers so homeless can get COVID-19 tested⁠
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When clients experiencing homelessness asked Salvation Army Santa Monica Corps Caseworker Michael Figari about how they could get tested for COVID-19, he didn’t have a resource for them. Throughout the pandemic, Los Angeles County has offered more than 200 testing sites for citizens to get free COVID testing, but still, gaps remained for those experiencing homelessness. ⁠
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“Most of the resources that are available have barriers that can be problematic for clients who are fighting homelessness,” Figari said. “So whether that be that you need to sign up online or the location is too far away...even the things that are sponsored by the government in different ways, those all have barriers that can be hard for them.”⁠
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That’s why, through a partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, The Salvation Army Santa Monica (California) Corps is hosting a new walk-up testing site aimed to eliminate many of the barriers those experiencing homelessness face while seeking COVID-19 testing as well as provide wrap around services if the test comes back positive.⁠
🙏 Spirituality: Studying Imago Dei // Reconcili 🙏 Spirituality: Studying Imago Dei // Reconciliation⁠
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Though we are all sinners, we no longer have to live under the control of sin. From the moment Adam and Eve took a bite of the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, God established a plan to rescue us from our sins.⁠
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Through belief in Jesus Christ, our sins are forgiven, and we can be free from the grasp of sin and division from God. Through Christ we are also enabled to be reconcilers in the world—reconciling broken relationships, systems and people back to God. Study with us to better understand the importance of Imago Dei and how to live into who he has called you to be.⁠
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Visit the link in our bio to read part three, and look out for the fourth and final part of this study next week.⁠
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