We often have good reasons to cope with stressful thoughts, but what a relief, a reprieve even, to leave them behind for a while. Being present in the present can be such a gift.  And walking a dog, in my case a greyhound called Blondie, is a lesson I’d love to share with you on how to take ourselves off autopilot.

I Can Only Imagine 2, the sequel to the 2018 faith-based film by the same name, offers a look into the next chapter of Bart Millard (John Michael Finley), the frontman for the Christian band MercyMe, and picks up about 15 years later.

Phil Callaway sets out 20 reasons why he and his wife, Ramona, have been married 41 years.

Goat is Sony Pictures’ new animated sports adventure-comedy about an unlikely small person chasing his huge, impossible dreams. The family-friendly film releases in theatres February 13.

The Sabbath is God’s gift of rest, says Louis Kyron. It helps us stop, breathe and be made new. Stepping back renews us. Rest is not weakness; rest is trust. Rest is the source of service.

 Little did Caroline Mitchell know that when she first walked through the doors of The Salvation Army’s food bank in Fort St. John, B.C., for assistance, that this place would one day bring her an amazing opportunity. Caroline now works at the same Salvation Army food bank she had accessed. “The assistance was a godsend for me,” she adds.

Captains Cathy and Scott Allen, then the pastors at Agincourt Temple Community Church, had suggested in the fall of 2024 that Tayo Oyerinde get his hair cut for a Partners in Mission fundraiser, part of an annual self-denial campaign that provides the necessary money to carry out the ministry of The Salvation Army worldwide. He readily agreed.

For an evening a week, over the course of each session, the fellowship hall at Georgina Community Church in Jackson’s Point, Ont., is filled with young people attending the Georgina Chess Academy. Community members have also become more aware of the church’s location and the building’s openness as they know the church, now with Lieutenants Jenny and Matthew Rideout serving as pastors, is donating the space and time to the free club. 

Matthew Allen is a 28-year-old hockey player and Toronto Maple Leafs fan. He’s a volunteer, a good friend, a team player and is often the face behind The Salvation Army’s mascot, Shieldy. On Sundays, he can be found at the Army’s Agincourt Temple Community Church in Toronto, greeting people as they come in the door and collecting the offering.

Jesus’ fourth statement in His famous Beatitudes sermon has as much to do with treating others with kindness and compassion as it does with worshipping God,  to live in the centre of God’s heart.