May 2024 Bible Study: Taming the Tongue
By Captain Charlene MorrowMonterey Peninsula, CA Corps – Golden State Division Text: James 3:1-12 Introduction: Think about the wide variety of comments and connections you make daily. The average person […]
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May 2024 Craft: Door Hanging Wreath
By Lt. Katherine HernandezSalinas, CA Corps – Golden State Division As we discover the power our tongues have and identify ways in which we can better control it, let us […]
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 […]
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. […]
March 2024 Flourish Newsletter
This month we are focusing on flourishing by being deeply rooted in the spiritual discipline of Solidarity in Jesus’ Suffering. In her book, Spiritual Disciplines: Practices That Transform Us, Adele […]
Women Preach Sunday
In honor of International Women’s Day (March 8, 2024), the USA Western Territory held its first annual “Woman Preach Day” on Sunday, March 3. The goal was to have as […]
He Took Our Pain
By Major Beth Desplancke When my oldest son, Ryan, was 7 ½ years old, my mother-in-law, on a Monday morning, took him to the doctor’s office for a drop-in appointment, […]
February 2024 Devotional: Let’s Unplug
By Captain Amelia MottOlympia, WA CorpsNorthwest Division “If my phone dies, I die.” “I was lost this week without my phone, I am not sure how I survived.” “I bet […]
February 2024 Bible Study: Unplugging
By Lt. Makda RodrigueraSeattle White Center, WA CorpsNorthwest Division I remember jokingly saying to someone that I wouldn’t know what to do with myself without my phone. Even though I […]
February 2024 Craft: Napkin Mod Podge Planter
By Captain Hilda ParksRenton, WA CorpsNorthwest Division A great way to unplug is to craft. Here is an easy craft that you can make and enjoy during your “unplugged” times. […]
February 2024 Flourish Newsletter
According to a recent survey 84% of all cell phone users claim they could not go a single day without their devices. Another study showed that mobile device owners check […]
Flourishing in the Discipline of Unplugging
By Colonel Genevera Vincent When our two sons acquired their first cell phones, these devices came with some rules; one being that they were not permitted at the dinner table. […]
January 2024 Flourish Newsletter
Happy New Year! This month we are focusing on flourishing by deeply rooted in the spiritual discipline of Journaling. In her book Spiritual Disciplines: Practices That Transform Us, Adele Ahlberg […]
January 2024 Craft: Let’s Make a Journal
By Major Stacy CrossDirector of Education & Continuing EducationCollege for Officer Training Journal Pages Journal Cover Use scrapbook paper or any heavy weight decorative paper to make cover. Be creative! […]
January 2024 Devotional: What’s All This About Journaling
By Major Millie Bearchell, Retired Growing up in a rather large family, 7 kids and two parents, we lived a life that was by today’s standards, “lower middle class.” We […]
January 2024 Bible Study: Journaling
By Captain Joy GroenleerAssistant Training PrincipleCollege for Officer Training Prior to her retirement, College for Officer Training Officer, Major Millie Bearchell, shared a testimony about her excitement as she began […]