May 2024 Devotional: Taming the Tongue in Prayer
By Captain Charlene MorrowMonterey Peninsula, CA Corps – Golden State Division Have you ever heard the phrase “Pics or it didn’t happen?” This term originated in the early 2000’s in […]
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May 2024 Flourish Newsletter
This month we are focusing on flourishing by being deeply rooted in the spiritual discipline of control of the tongue. In her book, Spiritual Disciplines: Practices That Transform Us, Adele […]
Controlling the Tongue
By Colonel Genevera Vincent I remember as a child repeating the words of the adage, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” It’s very […]
April 2024 Flourish Newsletter
This month we are focusing on flourishing by being deeply rooted in the spiritual discipline of confession and self-examination. In her book, Spiritual Disciplines: Practices That Transform Us, Adele Ahlberg […]
April 2024 Bible Study: Confession is Good for the Soul
By Major Beth Desplancke A Bible Study on Psalm 32 Open It: To confess is to admit guilt, or admit we made a mistake. To be honest, none of us […]
April 2024 Craft: Beaded Cross Necklace Pendant
By Major Harryette RaihlDivisional Women’s Ministries SecretarySouthern California Division Supplies Needed:(6) 6 mm beads (smaller beads or larger beads vary the size of the cross)(10) spacer seed beadsGold/silver jump ring […]
April 2024 Devotional: Sinful
By Major Beth Desplancke Recently, while stopped at a stoplight I noticed the vehicle’s license plate in front of me. It was a personalized one – people pay extra to […]
March 2024 Devotional: Christ Truly Understands Our Suffering
By Major Harryette RaihlDivisional Women’s Ministries SecretarySouthern California Division He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Isaiah 53:3 I want to know […]
March 2024 Craft: Mosaic Cross Craft
By Margaret GriecoTerritorial Women’s Ministries Department “That I may know Christ, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings…being conformed to His death.” Philippians 3:10 Beauty […]
March 2024 Bible Study: The Suffering of Jesus
By Major Sybil SmithTorrance, CA Corps Southern California Division OVERVIEW:In this *study we will be looking at the different times throughout Scripture in which Jesus faced suffering in His life. […]