Prayers for when everything is too much
I was raised to believe in God, but just like believing in goodness, or heaven, or even love, simply having a concept of something being real, doesn’t mean it changes your life in any way. As I grew and got older,
How to hold a daily retreat to activate the teachings of Jesus in your life
How much time do you regularly spend engaging with the Bible? As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold,
From Samoa to Hawaii, the international Salvation Army responds to the General’s call to prayer
By Kevin Sims - Salvationists and friends around the world responded with passion and compassion to General Brian Peddle’s call for the international Salvation Army to “follow the sun” and pray from sunset to sundown April 19 for the fight against
Salvation Army General calls for ‘tsunami of prayer’ on April 19
General Brian Peddle has called the international Salvation Army to pray on Sunday, April 19, for the effects that the coronavirus pandemic is having around the world. Setting aside the day for intentional focused prayer, The Salvation Army’s international leader
Is it time to rethink Thanksgiving?
Like many inherently beautiful concepts, saying thank you has become so much a matter of habit that it can express a wide range of feelings, from sarcasm to indifference, from polite insincerity to deeply felt gratitude. It’s something we all
Q&A with Matthew Paul Turner, author of ‘When I Pray for You’
Prior to becoming a parent, best-selling author Matthew Paul Turner, had no idea how often he would pray for his children or how prayer would so profoundly affect him. Now, as the parent of three young children, Turner says, “In many
Donor prayer tags become part of Boise facility’s foundation
By Hillary Jackson - “Amazing things happen when we all join together”—a big statement written on a small prayer tag that’s fitting for how The Salvation Army in Boise, Idaho, raised $9 million to turn the dream of offering expanded services in
How to create a prayer journal
With the increase of technology comes the escalation of distraction and an equal veer from the essentials of time and reflection. There is power in prayer and it’s disheartening how we are blanketing its light and ability with the rush
12 journaling questions to connect your heart to God
This life gets noisy, doesn’t it? Our lives and worlds are filled with so many messages both up close and from across the distance. We are constantly being told to be more and to do more and because of that
A prayer for victims of human trafficking
By Samson Nangole - Dear Loving Heavenly Father, We come to you today in praise and thanksgiving for creating all human beings in your likeness and image. We are all your beloved children and precious in your sight. We come before you
‘Living proof’
Once incarcerated, Robert Gray now ministers to those behind bars. By Lizeth Beltran - For Robert Gray, every Sunday follows the same routine. First, there is a stop at Hope Harbor, a treatment center for substance abuse and mental health issues in Los
Five ways fasting can change your life
By Suzanne Niles - What if one singular sacrifice could better your life, your soul forever? What if that sacrifice took just an hour or two or even an entire day? Would you do it? What if this act could sharpen