A long-awaited meeting at INSPIRE with Salvation Army Major Helen Hastie was important for Gerry Robert. “Helen needed to know that, for at least one guy whom she opened the Bible to, his life was turned around,” Gerry concludes, “and the seeds she helped plant fell on fertile ground. All that she did was worth it.”
How does a small blue dish sitting on a glass shelf in Ellen Graf-Martin's dining room remind her of a centuries-old legacy?
Having faith in God can feel a bit like believing in an imaginary friend. It’s normal to have occasional doubts about our faith. But the best news is that, even if we’ve left behind our faith at some point, God will always welcome us back with open arms. And there’s no IFs, ands or buts about that!
“I’ll remember that for the rest of my life because I have my life back," Leonard Ord says of the call his family made to The Salvation Army in Halifax’s Anchorage Recovery Program, a six-month residential rehabilitation program for men.
Diane Stark's eyes might not work as well as they used to, but she sees clearly that her family is her greatest blessing.
In The Salvation Army’s Light of Hope Family Church (Lumiere D'espoir) in Brossard, Que., Diana Landazuli found a community ready to embrace her and her family with open arms, offering not only material support but emotional sustenance as well.
There are benefits to smiling. What makes Phil Callaway smile? Apparently, a lot! But behind all of them is the outrageously absurd truth that a guy like him is loved and forgiven.
In 2011, when Drew Harper graduated from high school in his rural hometown of Paris, Illinois, he just wanted to “get out.” College appeared to Drew as a shiny object in the distance—the cure to all his teenage angst. But as he studied, Drew began to realize that the Bible was less of a text he needed to master and more of a life he wanted to live. “What I saw in Scripture showed me that God cares deeply for this world,” he says. “I began to pay more attention to my physical environment.” That blossomed into his desire to build and beautify what he calls “place”—where we spend our time and live our lives. The goal of Drew’s work remains unchanged: to help people live happier, healthier lives.
Kindness got Jesus into a lot of trouble. People questioned Him about His motives and the authority of His goodness. Jesus didn’t bother giving His critics a clear answer—He just continued being the amazing person He was and let His love and actions do the talking.
