Do Good Family Roadmap: Be a supportive neighbor
As kids, our two favorite shows were “Sesame Street” and “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.” Both shows invited us into different worlds and introduced us to people we had never seen before. Mister Rogers, especially, was intentional about inviting lots of different
Do Good Family Roadmap: Be a welcoming neighbor
As kids, our two favorite shows were “Sesame Street” and “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.” Both shows invited us into different worlds and introduced us to people we had never seen before. Mister Rogers, especially, was intentional about inviting lots of different
How The Salvation Army Turlock Corps brought its garden back to life
Turlock Corps officers, after-school kids and volunteers recreate a flourishing corps garden. Lately, anyone looking for Captain Katie Breazeale at the Turlock (California) Corps is unlikely to find her in the office. Instead, she’s probably outside, tending the corps’ garden, which
Do Good Family Roadmap: Be a helpful neighbor
As kids, our two favorite shows were “Sesame Street” and “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.” Both shows invited us into different worlds and introduced us to people we had never seen before. Mister Rogers, especially, was intentional about inviting lots of different
Do Good Family Roadmap: Be a caring neighbor
As kids, our two favorite shows were “Sesame Street” and “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.” Both shows invited us into different worlds and introduced us to people we had never seen before. Mister Rogers, especially, was intentional about inviting lots of different
San Diego Kroc Center celebrates 20 years
The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center in San Diego, California was the first of its kind when it opened its doors to the public in June 2002. Now, 20 years later and 26 Kroc Centers have been
4 lies about friendship that I almost fell for
I don’t know about you, but I feel like we’ve been told a whole lot of lies and tall tales about friendship, and I think I fell for most of them. For a lot of my life, I lived by
Reading the times: A literary and theological inquiry into the news
Looking at some exemplars might help us envision what a healthy interplay between media and community can look like. While there are many people I could highlight as models of faithful belonging and redemptive publishing, it would be hard to
5 moments not to miss in the 2021 Caring Hero Awards
If you’ve kept an eye on any of the longer-than-usual lead up to the Summer Olympics, you’ve seen some world-class displays in hurdles, dismounts and freestyles. And while those competing in Tokyo are impressive, the list of medal-hopefuls is missing some
Do you have ‘the joy switch’?
Have you ever lost it—at a time when things were humming along for you? You were feeling good—until someone said or did just the thing to set you off. You got derailed, pushed out of your sweet spot. You stopped listening
Why you need to get out of your bubble
Our hearts have been designed for the kind of kinship and connection that can only come from being in a community and together with other people. God knew from the very beginning that this type of existence would be the
Tech program is helping seniors participate in life online
Like other older adults, Jeanie Lemaire, 70, didn’t grow up using computers and mobile phones. She recognizes the value of technology and has made some attempts to learn, but beyond making a phone call or sending a text on her