A childhood memory sparks a fresh look at a familiar story from Scripture
Waiting on God brings unexpected rewards. It was a special night, Jan. 11, 1974, the night the Kohoutek comet passed the earth, visible for all to see. For me, at age 9, it meant something else. It was the night that
Interpreting Scripture to love more like God
By Nigel Cross, Major– As Christian believers, we are called to love God with all of our heart, soul and mind, and our neighbors as ourselves (Matthew 22:37-39). We, as Salvationists, also believe, according to our first Doctrine, that the Scriptures
The secret to finding contentment
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13). These victorious words ring like they were spoken by a true champion. I can imagine them being uttered by the likes of William Wallace in the movie “Braveheart” immediately
Studying Human Hearts: Kindness
A Scripture study from Caring, part four of four. Read part three. Kindness is more than being nice. It’s great to do nice things for people, and that’s certainly part of being kind. But kindness tends to cover a broad range of
Studying Human Hearts: Forgiveness
A Scripture study from Caring, part three of four. Read part two. When Jesus was crucified, Luke 23:34 marks one of the last phrases he spoke: “Father, forgive them. For they do not know what they are doing.” Jesus prayed this prayer
Studying Human Hearts: Love
A Scripture study from Caring, part two of four. Read part one. In 1 John 4:7-10, John explains that not only is God the source and standard of love, he is love. Love originates with God, and he is consistent and perfect
Studying Human Hearts: How much more
A Scripture study from Caring, part one of four. We live in a world that is constantly asking us to support some sort of cause. We see story after story of neighbor helping neighbor from limited resources. We are amazed at
His Provision: We are made to encourage
Salvation Army General John Gowans (1934-2012) penned the words to the song “His Provision,” which we have used as our theme for a series of devotionals by the same name. It speaks to our hearts and our souls and is
Studying Imago Dei: Doing the work
A Scripture study from Caring, part four of four. Read part three. James 1:22 calls us not just to hear God’s Word, but to take action—to live out the commandments of God. Now that you have read about the reconciliatory work Jesus
Studying Imago Dei: Reconciliation
A Scripture study from Caring, part three of four. Read part two. Though we are all sinners, we no longer have to live under the control of sin. From the moment Adam and Eve took a bite of the forbidden fruit in
Studying Imago Dei: Tarnished
A Scripture study from Caring, part two of four. Read part one. God created us out of the abundance of love he has for all humanity. He created us in a perfect state and gave us the gift of unbroken communion with
Studying Imago Dei: What is it?
A Scripture study from Caring, part one of four. From the very beginning, God set humanity apart from the rest of creation. All of creation came to be through the Word of God, but humanity was made through the breath of