Alvin Keller—forgiveness personified
By Karen Gleason - Today, Alvin Keller radiates God’s love. His infectious joy is a miracle. Keller, an African-American, spent his first years in the deep South—Winnisboro, Louisiana—in the 1950s–60s, when the Ku Klux Klan exercised significant power. If you were “colored,”
How summer camp changed my life
For whatever reason, someone allowed me to attend summer camp as a 6 year old. It was the first time I was away from home without my parents. It was the first time I spent the majority of my week
A search for housing leads to a job at Google
The Salvation Army’s Westwood Transitional Village offer a veteran and his family a lifeline. By Kristin Marguerite Doidge - Six years ago, Kenneth McKinney was homeless on Skid Row. Today, he’s doing what he loves for one of the world’s biggest companies. McKinney
NHQ awards first-ever Echelon grants to budding chapters
New and existing chapters will use the funds to build out their membership bases. By Jared McKiernan - As The Salvation Army’s Echelon movement draws closer to its goal of 50 chapters by the end of 2020, National Headquarters (NHQ) is working
How one man is fixing bikes and changing lives
Robert Wallace’s childhood was much like a pinball, bouncing around a machine he couldn’t seem to escape. After his biological father was sent to prison and his mother lost custody of him shortly thereafter, he was left to fend for himself
5 podcasts for the busy mom to stay informed
It can feel like there’s a new thing to be informed about every other minute, which is tough to do when you’re trying to stay on top of your own family. That’s why podcasts are arguably the best medium for busy
Life hacks from David: Part Four
A Scripture study from Caring, part four of four. Read part three here. Life is tough—for everyone. This month, we’re going to get a little help—some life hacks—from the Bible’s David, the Old Testament shepherd, musician, poet, warrior, King, adulterer, liar, murderer
Retired reporter goes back to work as a Volunteer in Service to America
VISTA, the half-century-old national service program dubbed “The Domestic Peace Corps,” fights poverty in America.
05: Five Strategies for Raising Kind Kids with Harvard’s Dr. Rick Weissbourd
If we want our children to be moral people, we have to raise them that way. Yet Harvard researchers found the majority of youth in a study said their parents were more concerned with their achievement or happiness than whether they
Busy vs. full: Why being busy doesn’t make you important
Busyness has become a badge of honor. We respond to questions about how we’re doing with an automatic, “I’m good. Life’s been busy!” And it’s completely normal to do so, since society has long glorified busyness as something we should
How to make the most of time with your toddler this summer
Some of my greatest memories with my toddler have been in the summer, finding creative ways to get relief from the heat and planning family trips to explore new places together. These are times that bring us endless joy and
Raising produce and pigs at The Salvation Army’s Hawaiian camp
Which came first: the chicken or the pigs? Or was it the goats? No matter the order, all are a part of Homelani Homestead, a homesteading project of The Salvation Army Hawaiian and Pacific Islands divisional camp, Camp Homelani. The food produced