In the life of The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda, June is especially meaningful as we celebrate the ordination and commissioning of new lieutenants and auxiliary-captains. After prayerfully signing a covenant, they take their place publicly, receive their ordination and are commissioned to their first appointment. First the call, then the covenant, followed by the commissioning.
How do we see the newcomer who walks through our doors? As a burden, or as someone made in the image of God?
Cross Culture June 2026
New media explores Indigenous perspectives on Scripture and Salvationist women who lead.
SO BE IT By Elevation Worship The latest album from Elevation Worship, SO BE IT, is a 10-track worship album recorded live at Elevation Church’s Ballantyne campus in Charlotte, North Carolina. Released in February 2026, the theme of the album rests on the truth that God’s Word is final, and his followers are called to respond to his promises
Following God requires courage to ask difficult questions: Where have we grown comfortable? Where might God be inviting us to change?
A Tale of Three Armies
It’s not about military might. It’s about obedience.
by Lt-Colonel Keith PikeGod accomplishes his purposes through those who walk in obedience to his leading.
Life Together
What the Blue Jays’ playoff run taught me about Christian community.
by Captain Laura Van SchaickIt was a Saturday evening, and October playoff baseball had inched its way into November. The Toronto Blue Jays had made their way to game seven of the 2025 World Series, and my family and I sat huddled around our TV, mirroring hundreds of thousands of households across Canada. After a charged and turbulent playoff run, including an 18-inning
I Am the Gate
Jesus invites us to a space of relationship, rest and abundance.
By Major Corinne CameronKNOWING CHRIST: Exploring the “I am” statements of Jesus in the Gospel of John.
Full of Grace
Project Hail Mary challenges our assumptions about the nature of sacrifice.
by Mandy ElliottProject Hail Mary reminds me that we task people with saving us without their consent all the time.
Scarcity or Abundance?
Why The Salvation Army needs to let go of fear and commit to creativity.
by Captain John CliftonI saw a quote recently by Eugene Cho, founder and former senior pastor of Quest Church in Seattle, Washington, which said: “The Salvation Army will die if it loses the commitment it exhibited in the past for creativity.” My immediate reaction? Oh no! The Salvation Army can’t die! We need it! My second reaction? Well, if it’s not creative, then
When Jesus said, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12), it is more than an intellectual statement; it is a promise of relationship as we share the light that dwells with and within each of us.



