My brain is freezing up! My brain isn’t wired right.” A cry of frustration from a man who has always been able to express himself and his thoughts with clarity. Many people sometimes have trouble recalling names, dates and places as they age, but this was much worse, with whole blocks of knowledge seemingly erased from memory.
"I Was in Satan's Choice"
A Bible started ex-biker Mark "The Hammer" Carlos on a new road.
by Ken RamsteadMark Carlos wasn't nicknamed "the Hammer" by his biker associates for nothing.
The Lord’s Prayer includes the petition “Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11 NRSV). I have usually interpreted “daily bread” as our requirements for physical survival—food, shelter, drink. Our petition, then, is that God would be faithful in providing the basic necessities of life. But on further examination, I have found that this request has a rich background that casts it in a different light.
Giving Hope Today
Behind the food banks, shelters and addiction centres.
by Lt-Colonel Marsha-Jean BowlesJesus Christ alone empowers his followers to give hope and lead people to life-change.
Not One More
The Salvation Army supports community and families after three teens commit suicide in Sydney, N.S.
by Major Corey VincentLast school year, our town of Sydney, N.S., lost three young people to suicide. Vincent Nugent, Justin Newell and Madison Wilson were only 13 years old.
Marathon Man
More than fitness was involved in my running of the London Marathon.
by Major Wayne BungayI’d wanted to run a marathon in my brother's memory, and my sights were set on the London Marathon in April.
My inbox is a daily reminder of the “tyranny of the urgent” and the lack of personal connection that plagues our society today.
Big Small Things
After historic floods hit Quebec, a family of evacuees finds new hope.
by Vanessa PérugienWhen heavy rainfall battered the southern region of Quebec this May, it caused the worst flooding the area had seen in two decades. As water washed over cities and towns, thousands of people were forced to leave their homes and now face the long process of rebuilding.
Just One Try
Jerry Mercer had been away from God for years. He found him at Conception Bay South, N.L.
by Diane StarkIn 1988, Jerry Mercer and his wife, Shirley, walked into the Salvation Army church in Conception Bay South, N.L. Mercer heard the beautiful sounds of the brass band and felt as though he’d come home.
The Life Aquatic
For swimmer Jillian Friesen, practising faith is more important than practising strokes.
by Jayne Thurber-SmithHow does 15-year-old swimmer Jillian Friesen train devotedly all year round, even though there is no indoor pool facility in her hometown of Arborg, Manitoba?



