Based on a 1990 New Yorker magazine article in which Wile E. Coyote hires an attorney to sue the Acme Corporation for selling him allegedly faulty products that constantly backfire—and usually blow up in his face—in his attempt to catch the Road Runner, Coyote vs. Acme, in theatres now, is a live-action comedy centred on the Looney Tunes cartoon characters.
Enterprising Youth teaches teens real-life skills and encourages them to discover and develop their business potential.
In my backyard, gazing at stars beyond counting, I’ve sometimes wondered, Why so many, God? I like to think of stars as God’s patio lanterns; they leave me wondering if He is not the ultimate showman, providing flashy, attractive clues that He’s there, that He can be known. That we are loved.
“God chose The Salvation Army for me,” says Lieutenant Wilder Jean-Charles. “He had his own reasons, but he knew my heart. I am here to serve, and I know my purpose here is to transform lives.”
“We believe that there is only one God, who is infinitely perfect, the Creator, Preserver, and Governor of all things, and who is the only proper object of religious worship.”
Open 365 days a year, The Salvation Army's Centre of Hope in Port Hardy, B.C., provides food, shelter, showers, laundry, clothing vouchers, food hampers, free tax filing, weekly legal-aid access and mental-health referrals—and something harder to put on a list: a place where people are seen, known and prayed for by name.
Located in Toronto, Gateway Linens provides employment for people facing significant barriers, including addiction and homelessness. It also offers something less tangible but just as vital: routine, support and dignity. But for Hussein Hasham, it has become something more—it is where he is rebuilding his life.
For me, working with The Salvation Army allows me to combine my faith, my passion for social justice and my desire to serve others in a way that reflects the love and compassion of Christ.
