How to care for your mental health through centuries-old practice of breath prayer
An excerpt from “Breath as Prayer: Calm Your Anxiety, Focus Your Mind, and Renew Your Soul.” On a late February night last year, I found myself in a hospital room beside my daughter, who had been admitted for what would be
Practicing kindness and goodness instead of hostility
An excerpt from “Analog Christian: Cultivating Contentment, Resilience, and Wisdom in the Digital Age.” Recently our church was holding an outdoor event for families and kids. Dozens of young parents and little children were congregating on our campus, eating, playing, and
World turned right side up: An atheist’s story of finding God
I found God at the Dallas-Lovefield Airport when I was on a business trip. The trip had been a particularly trying and stressful one. As I was sitting at the gate waiting for my flight home, my mind was broiling
Make him known
The General’s Easter message My greetings to you as we recognize and celebrate Easter 2022. The Apostle Paul made the following affirmation in his letter to the church in Rome: “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power
Mind care, holiness and mental health in a post-pandemic world
Mind care is how we take care of our mental health, a timely subject considering the effects of the COVID pandemic. As Christians—set apart to be holy—how can we care for our minds, especially when we feel under attack by
Chartered by Christ: The new humanity
The Church is a community which comes into being in response to the Kingdom of God through faith in Jesus the Christ as the one in whom the Kingdom is realized. Jesus came preaching the Kingdom of God. By this term
Creation Care: Honoring God while caring for others and the planet
Redwood Glen Camp Executive Director Ed Covert explains what Creation Care is and how The Salvation Army can use it for good. Creation Care is an apolitical topic and one that seeks first to honor God, care for humanity and work
Reflections for Ash Wednesday
“Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” These are the words said as ashes are either sprinkled on your head or smeared on your forehead in the shape of a cross. The ritual is strange. It’s uncomfortable.
Salvation Army aims to grow an Army of disciples for Jesus through new programming
Who is God? How do you pray? How do you find your purpose in life? These are all questions tackled in Rooted, a 10-week program focused on cultivating community through discipleship that’s coming to corps throughout The Salvation Army Western
Across the West, Salvationists and friends examine holy living—being set apart for God
The Western Territory’s Holiness Retreat, “Holy Living,” took place virtually Feb. 4-6, encouraging attendees to dwell on holiness—to be set apart for God—through three sessions led by guest speaker, Lt. Colonel Vern Jewett, a retired officer of the USA Southern
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
‘To whom else shall we go?’
In Scripture, John 6 tells the story of Jesus performing an astounding miracle—multiplying the meager provisions of a young boy into more than enough bread and fish to feed a crowd of thousands. Imagine those who witnessed what happened. There was the