My mother’s passion as a corps officer was the home league, and I grew up seeing how vital this ministry was in the life of the corps, as a way to reach out to the community. The annual tea and sale was always a huge event, and I was happy to serve tables and wash dishes. As a teenager, I was part of the junior miss home league, and it was an important part of my development as a young woman.

A Vancouver man has traded in his highway maps for a chef’s apron and hat, thanks in large measure to the help he’s received from The Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army has joined other Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Bahá’í faith leaders in Canada in launching a national appeal to help address the famines in South Sudan and the extreme food shortages in Yemen, northeast Nigeria and Somalia.

In Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, a village in Kayenzi perches along the top of a ridge, overlooking the valley below. Green hills, dotted with rust-red roofs, disappear into the distance. The land is divided into small farms—about 90 percent of Rwandans depend on subsistence agriculture, growing only enough food to feed their families. Children cluster at communal water taps, filling yellow containers, smiling and waving at passing cars. 

Just to be clear, I’m not an artist. So I was surprised when I felt strangely drawn to a colouring Bible in a local craft store. At first I dismissed the idea. I hadn’t done any drawing or colouring since grade school. Why start now? 

“Hey, it’s Hannah.” With these simple words, millions of people around the world have been introduced to 13 Reasons Why, one of the most polarizing TV shows to ever hit the small screen. It’s polarizing because of how it portrays teen suicide.

Over the May long weekend, the Canada and Bermuda Territory held its first ever territorial adult music camp at Redeemer University in Ancaster, Ont., as delegates from six of the territory’s nine divisions gathered for a time of music making, Bible study and fellowship.

Why are our tithes and offerings so important?

What is the true purpose of prayer?

A decade after she was first diagnosed with cancer, Maureen Rego still refuses to let the disease define her.