"I have a rather controversial opinion regarding church leadership, so prepare yourself," says Salvation Army senior soldier Darry Oldford. 

We talk a lot about the long-term health and economic consequences of the lockdown, but there has been little conversation about the effects on children.

Whether we call it integrated mission, incarnational ministry, pioneering, holistic transformation or community capacity development, the plain and simple truth is that “we are the lives in which Jesus is incarnated every day and everywhere we go.”

What the world needs right now to combat the deluge of negativity and to spur us all toward courageous action is the enlisting of CEOs: chief encouragement officers.

There is always something for which to be thankful ... It doesn’t mean ignoring the bad; it means not ignoring the good.

Kids are now back in school, whether in person, online, at home or a mix. For some, that’s exciting. For others, it’s stressful. For us, we are somewhere in the middle of those two realities.

One hundred and thirty years later many of the core issues addressed in General William Booth's The Darkest England scheme remain at the heart of our social reality in Canada—poverty, addiction, social injustice, human trafficking and homelessness, to name just a few.

Salvation Army officer Lieutenant-Colonel John P. Murray discusses the responsibility of Salvationists to engage and respond to ideas and opportunities, but with an added measure of grace, balance and civility.

Ascribing the label “Christian” to fantasy books or businesses does not sanctify anything, but rather markets a product in hopes you will buy it.

Acts of charity and justice can relieve suffering and put people on a better course, but right changes in policy and legislation can be much more effective over the long term in treating people with justice, dignity and hospitality.