76: How to love others, practically speaking with Lt. Colonel Dean Pallant
Love others. I imagine you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who'd disagree with this sentiment in theory. But what about practically speaking, when it comes down to actually loving others? We're back today with part two on loving others with Lt. Colonel
75: What it really means to love others with Lt. Colonel Dean Pallant
Love your neighbors. Lt. Colonel Dean Pallant says he believes this is one of the most challenging aspects of the greatest commandment. There's people we don't agree with—maybe even don't like. People who've wronged us—maybe even gotten away with it. And yet, Mark
74: How The Salvation Army stuck to its why in crisis and how to find yours
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Street Level: Meeting need on the street
Tina and Jonathan travel across Washington state, reaching out to people currently living in their vehicles. In their specially-equipped van, the Street Level team works to find ways to get people out of their cars and into permanent housing. Watch this
73: The one thing you need to plan for the New Year with Megan Fate Marshman
What are your plans for the New Year? Will it depend on how things are going in the moment? It doesn’t need to. You really can trust God’s plan for your life—in all things, no matter what your life looks like right
72: How to use your imagination in retelling the story this Christmas with Russ Ramsey
Story may be the most compelling way to deliver information, which we can assume is why Jesus delivered so many of his messages in parables—story. Russ Ramsey explores the narrative arc of the Bible from Genesis through Revelation in a new
71: A simple guide for how to pray today with Pete Greig
“From American presidents to Irish poets, from rock stars in London to single mothers in Wichita, prayer has been the argument ‘that cannot be proven,’ the ‘gaping need’ of every human soul since the very dawn of time. “It is no
70: How The Salvation Army is responding to need and rescuing Christmas with Sabrina Kiser
Consider for a moment that you lost your job at the start of this global pandemic. You had a good job. Last New Year’s Eve you never could have expected to be unemployed. But now you are. Your usual expenses
Asylum: A Journey of Faith and Hope
Last year, more than 20,000 people came to the United States seeking asylum due to threat of persecution. The Seruyange’s fled from their home country of Uganda in search of safety for their two young children, but when they arrived
BONUS: Behind the Scenes with The Salvation Army this Christmas
That’s right! This is a special, bonus episode from our live event on Giving Tuesday—the Do Good Expedition. Thank you so much to each of you who joined us! If you didn’t, you might not be on our email list, so
69: A simple approach to a meaningful Advent with Tsh Oxenreider
To live simply is to live holistically in your life’s purpose—and set aside all the rest. That’s what Tsh Oxenreider will tell you after more than a decade of writing about the art of simple. Tsh is the bestselling author of
68: How to find gratitude, especially in a year like 2020 with Commissioners Doug and Colleen Riley
Online searches for gratitude spike every year, right around this time. In fact, Google has 196 million search results for the word gratitude. So it’s a concept we’re well familiar with, and have plenty of information about. But what does it really mean