121 Good Word: Where to find your purpose with Commissioner Doug Riley
This is a good word from the Good Word with Commissioner Doug Riley. Commissioner Riley is the Territorial Commander of The Salvation Army in the western U.S. You may remember him from previous episodes of this podcast on gratitude and the
120: Six tips for tough talk with Kathy Lovin
Have you ever dreaded a conversation? Maybe you hit a difficult topic or needed to address a sticky issue, but you knew it would be a tough one. Chances are it’ll happen again, so go ahead and bookmark this episode now. Kathy Lovin
119: How one grandma recruited volunteers and struck gold for Salvation Army addiction rehabilitation with Cheryl Tuck-Smith
If you’ve ever donated gently-used items to The Salvation Army or shopped in one of our thrift stores, then you’ve directly supported addiction rehabilitation in your community. Across the U.S., The Salvation Army has more than 130 residential treatment facilities which
118: How to hear God for normal people with Pete Greig
“The sound of gentle silence.” That’s how 1 Kings 19 describes the voice of God. Which might explain why hearing him speak can be really hard. But Pete Greig is out with a new book to help us do just that. It’s called
117: Finding not only sobriety but recovery with Sharira Thomas
According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, there have been 700,000 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. since 2000. Sharira Thomas was nearly one of them. For 30 years, she lived a life of addiction that landed her in prison. And
116: How the first-ever Kroc Center came to be with Lt. Colonels Cindy and Tim Foley
In our last episode, you heard from each of the seven Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Centers across the western U.S., from San Diego to Salem, Oregon, to Kapolei, Hawaii. It was 20 years ago that the first Kroc Center
115: An inside look at unique offerings of the West’s seven Kroc Centers
Twenty years ago, the first Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center opened in San Diego, California. It was a realization of Joan Kroc’s dream for all people to have recreational, educational and cultural arts opportunities. During her final
114: How to receive the Holy Spirit (and why) with Captain Caroline Rowe
Could you use a good word from the Good Word? Today, Captain Caroline Rowe is bringing it to us. She is a Salvation Army officer, or pastor, currently serving at the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Phoenix—one of the
113: What it means to be commissioned as a Salvation Army officer with Cadets Ismael and Verenice Gutierrez
Did you know The Salvation Army is a church? That’s right. Every program of The Salvation Army is rooted in a passion to serve God by serving the hurting, the helpless and the hopeless. It’s biblical: We love because God first loved
112: Salvation Army plans for adaptive camp this summer in Colorado with James Johnson and Mitchell McWilliams
All across the country, The Salvation Army is gearing up to open the gates to that well-loved place where kids can be kids—summer camp. Every year, thousands of kids of all ages get a fresh perspective on life as they meet
111: How God loves us with the fruit of the Spirit with Jessica Thompson
Love. Joy. Peace. Patience. Kindness. Goodness. Faithfulness. Gentleness. Self-control. Of course, you know this list—the fruit of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22-23. Much has been written about this list and how we can better find and embrace these traits in our
110: Good Word: 5 things to learn from Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish with Rev. Eugene Cho
Could you use a good word from the Good Word? In this episode, Reverend Eugene Cho is bringing us the Word from John 21:1-14. Eugene is the President and CEO of Bread for the World, a non-partisan, Christian advocacy organization based in