Meet Lisa Nicholson
Getting to know Salvation Army employees across the Western Territory in five questions or fewer. Lisa Nicholson is a Backup/Database Specialist and IT Liaison for Alaska. Here she shares more about her work: How do you explain what you do to
Sweet Prayers spreads love through baked goods
Ministry aims to let trafficked women know ‘Jesus loves you.’ By Hillary Jackson - When members of a Sweet Prayers chapter gather together to bake, it’s not to eventually partake of homemade cookies, but to serve women trafficked through massage businesses. The ministry
A salvation smoothie
By David Kelly, Lt. Colonel - I wonder if those who observed Jesus most closely would say he was more engaged in doing church or charity. Did he spend more of his three years of ministry teaching people about the Kingdom
Have we got it wrong?
By Brian Peddle, General - The following is a revamped version of an article that appeared in the January-March edition of The Officer magazine and, having been published in that context, I am sure you will understand that the audience determined
Revolution Hawaii: committing to discipleship
Program keeps young adults rooted in their faith and active in service. By Karen Gleason - At Revolution Hawaii (RevHi), The Salvation Army Western Territory young adult discipleship program based at Camp Homelani on Oahu, the ocean is an ever-present backdrop. The
Thatiana’s Home opens as West’s first emergency safe house for trafficking survivors
The home takes a trauma-informed, victim-centered approach By Hillary Jackson - When Thatiana was connected with The Salvation Army in Orange County, California, nearly four years ago, she was a survivor of human trafficking in need of resources. At the time, the
Store mourns bellringer’s death
Ambassador for the Army will be missed By Hillary Jackson - For nearly 20 years, James Conrad spent the six weeks of kettle season ringing bells at Howie’s Market in San Gabriel, California. He was known around Howie’s, and the store would
Upper Room ministry serves sandwiches and love
Weekly outreach builds relationships with Honolulu’s “residentially challenged.” By Karen Gleason - A sandwich ministry provides a weekly touchpoint for people living on the streets around Aala Park in Honolulu’s Chinatown, with Salvation Army members and friends offering both food and the
There is no higher calling
Phrases like “higher calling” may sound spiritual to our ears, but they are far from the truth of God. By David Witthoff - The pervasiveness of metaphor is evident in many kinds of sources, from news outlets to classical texts. One of
5 women who changed The Salvation Army
In the mid-1800s, Salvation Army Founders William and Catherine Booth bucked the mores of conventional society by welcoming women as active participants in ministry, including preaching. Women soldiers and officers were full partners in the Army’s ministry. And within The
New HUD funding comes through to help people living in their cars
Homeless outreach team offers practical assistance to a growing population. By Kristin Marguerite Doidge - Reaching people where they are sometimes means going street level. The Salvation Army in South King County, Washington, is doing just that. A newly expanded program recently received
Toward a theology of home
By Victor Doughty, Lt. Colonel - “The Way Out” initiative, calling Salvationists to double The Salvation Army’s impact on homelessness in this territory, provides an opportunity to revisit some of the theological underpinnings of our social work in this key aspect