Gratitude is best cultivated when we take whatever time necessary to sit with our grief, embrace suffering and resist numbing out in the face of hardship. It’s these very things that become the means to cultivating an intimate and more honest connection with God.
The Salvation Army’s Ethics Centre is facilitating a study and conversation series called “Suffering Well and Suffering With.”
When we sing together, we are united with other believers.
As we acknowledge the painful truths of the Indian residential school system, what does it mean for Thanksgiving?
Scripture tells us that it is God’s will for us to be thankful in all circumstances. When combined with a regular prayer life, thanksgiving has powerful promises attached to it.
At a time when the Army is faced with cries for change, the answers to such cries are found in unchanged practices that have been part of our tradition since its inception.
In Bermuda, Cup Match is held at the end of July on two consecutive national holidays: Mary Prince Day and Emancipation Day. It is a celebration of the freedom now enjoyed by all Bermudians and remembers one of the people who played a significant role in making it happen.
Over the past year, we have all survived a global pandemic. As we consider all we’ve been through, I’d like to introduce you to a Finnish word: sisu.
In the midst of the ever-shifting and overwhelming, the rhythmic spiritual practices I developed over the course of three maternity leaves are the things I find myself leaning on most heavily in this season at training college.
For those who are unbanked, underbanked or live on limited incomes and rely on cash, the shift toward cashless payments and online purchases can mean the difference between readily accessing and living without essential items.
