“Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Saviour, and my hope is in you all day long.” (Psalms 25:5) Friday June 2 was ‘National Doughnut Day’! This is only the 2nd year that I’ve known this day even exists. Apparently, this day was established by The Salvation Army in […]
(the) Mission Matters
He Wanted His Smile Back
Often, one of the quickest ways to tell if someone is struggling with poverty is by looking at their teeth. Unless you’re employed full-time and have a benefit plan with your work, you could never afford regular visits to the dentist for maintenance. As a result, eventually your teeth decay. This is a significant justice
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Putting Labels Aside
Well it’s been quite a season of news making from the office of the President of the United States. These past two weeks have been more heightened on that front, if that were possible. It’s hard sometimes to fathom that this stuff is even real and not fiction. If it weren’t so painful to watch
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Dignity & Respect
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. -Galatians 8:28 May has been declared ‘dignity’ month in the Salvation Army. We in our shelters have chosen to follow suit and make our missional themes this month ‘dignity
Take Me to the Alley
It’s still Easter Season. It’s still that season of hope and faith that death can be overcome. When I think about our April missional themes of Humility and Servanthood and how they relate to Jesus, my mind often takes me to this song by Gregory Porter called “Take Me to the Alley.” The song is
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Happy Easter
Happy Easter everyone! Today is THE biggest day of the whole Christian year. Today is the day we remember that the saviour of the entire world conquered the biggest enemy imaginable: death. Today is the day we remember that Jesus was raised from the dead, came out of his tomb, and is still alive and
Holy Monday
Holy Monday is the day Christians begin to focus on Jesus’ walk towards the cross. Yesterday we celebrated the day Jesus humbly yet triumphantly entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey. We call it ‘Palm Sunday’ because the people who cheered him during His entry, placed palm leaves in front of the donkey as a sign
Humility & Servanthood
April is here and signs of spring are all around us. Longer and warmer days, blooming leaves and flowers, and putting the winter gear away for another season all help to remind us that we made it through another winter and summer is coming. And that’s why we celebrate Easter at this time of year.
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World Water Day
Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” – John 4:13-14 There are 3 main reasons why we chose ‘Justice and Reconciliation’
International Women’s Day
I represent the Salvation Army on a Multi-Faith Council that addresses the issue of poverty in Ontario. Last week we met together, and it happened to be on international women’s day. The devotional before our meeting was being led by one of our members, a Jewish rabbi, who was fasting that day due to a religious observance. He
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