Have you experienced the death of a dream?
What was your best moment of the last year? And what was your worst moment of the last year? Every January since graduating from the university I attended, I and my old college housemates and our spouses rent a cabin on the
How I broke out of my family’s cycle of addiction
The following is a transcript of Tyson’s story. Watch him tell it in this video. My dad was a drug dealer and a drug addict, and my mom was also a drug addict. As a kid, I’d have friends coming to my
Why I love my work
God has sent me a way to connect with him in the easiest way possible: by playing and laughing with children. Last year, I stumbled into a job without knowing what I was getting myself into. I didn’t have any experience
How to really hear someone in a time of polarization
“It is easy to become overly invested in conveying our viewpoint—and when that happens, we stop listening.” Here are a few tips to help you reach across the aisle. I'm right, you’re wrong. I'm good, you’re bad. When we demonize or idolize,
Drafted
A community embraces a reluctant champion. When I accepted God’s invitation to join his work in St. Louis in 2013, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I knew I’d be leading a neighborhood-based ministry for The Salvation Army, and that
Never beyond grace
John Potter once rode with a biker gang, but now serves the community breakfast. “My story starts with a gallon of milk.” It might sound dramatic, but a gallon of milk from The Salvation Army food bank led John Potter
Finding our heart’s desires
Have you considered yours? I think I can speak for many of us when I say that we just want to be happy in this life. There’s nothing wrong with wanting contentment, happiness or even joy. These are good things to
All work and no play?
Dr. Stuart Brown invites each of us to rediscover our unique “play personalities.” His directions were precise, though unusual for a meeting: “follow the big Eucalyptus trees along the right side of the road; cross the first of two one-lane bridges,
Fighting for success
“I died and came back—overdosed actually,” Ian Butler said. “My vision was getting blurry and I was getting ready to go, getting ready to die so I said my last prayer and said, ‘If I make it through this I
Coming home
Harnessing a simple feeling to weaken fighters in the Lord’s Resistance Army Coming home is a powerful feeling. As someone who enjoys the comforts and ease of a familiar place, I am not a prime candidate for living and working
A vision to love
By Angel - I have experienced abuse. One time, when I lived with a lady with a gambling addiction, I was locked in a basement, unallowed to use the bathroom or eat. When she lost money, she’d take it out on me.
Healthy choices
Transformed life Every day I look into the eyes of men and women who are struggling to overcome addictions. As an officer in The Salvation Army, I have the responsibility to oversee an Adult Rehabilitation Program where individuals work at applying