October 2023 Devotional: Take a Sabbath Rest
By Captain Ryan BoydDenver Red Shield Corps, CO – Intermountain Division I once had a friend who asked me what I did on my day off. When I started listing …
Salvation Army USA Western Territory Women's Ministries
By Captain Ryan BoydDenver Red Shield Corps, CO – Intermountain Division I once had a friend who asked me what I did on my day off. When I started listing …
By Major Beth Desplancke I am a Wonder Woman fan and have been since I was a little girl. And although I am thrilled that Wonder Woman has finally been …
By Major Noelle NelsonDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Golden State Division “The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your …
By Rev. Teri McClanahan About the Author: Rev. Teri McClanahan is an Ordained Deacon, African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a recent graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary. Sometimes in life, we …
By Captain Michelle JosephsonHoonah, AK Corps – Alaska Division Praise is incredibly powerful and far richer, far deeper than we tend to think of it. What comes to mind when …
By Lt. Jayerica TumaleSouth Mountain, AZ Kroc Center – Southwest Division There have been mornings, evenings, nuggets of time, and even extended seasons where we have wept and mourned. We …
By Captain Aimee DochertyRetired Officer’ Representative & Order of the Silver Star – Southern California Division I know I’m not alone in this. I know I’m not the only one …
By Evie DobneyIntermountain Division When I think of tests and trials and those who’ve overcome them, I think of people like Helen Keller, a blind and deaf author and champion …
By Major Nancy BallDivisional Secretary for Program – Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division Walking through challenging seasons is not for the faint of heart. Sometimes “flourishing” means getting out of …
By Captain Sandra SolisSalem, OR KROC Hispanic Ministries – Cascade Division Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, …
By Angelina KoenigNorthwest Division “But he answered, ‘My grace is always more than enough for you, and my power finds it full expression through your weakness. So, I will celebrate …
By Capt. Tanya PembertonAdministrator of Program at Santa Monica, CA Adult Rehabilitation Center Working in The Salvation Army can have our wheels spinning, especially with this constant cycle of change …
By Captain Jessica StevensFamily Care Director – College For Officer Training It’s back-to-school season, and like many moms and caregivers, I feel like my life is being overrun by to-do …
By Major Ronalee FenrichHonolulu, HI Adult Rehabilitation Center Everyone has favorite foods, and I am no exception. I love avocados! But I had really only been exposed to one type …
By Jacqui Larsson, Territorial Social Justice Ministries DirectorTerritorial Social Justice Department “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, …
By Major Millie BearchellPersonnel Officer – College for Officer Training “The true test of a man’s (persons) character is what he does when no one is looking.” UCLA former basketball …
By Major Nancy HelmsSpiritual Care Director – College for Officer Training I LOVE SEA GLASS. Some might even say I’m obsessed. That is a claim I absolutely will NOT deny. …
By Major Noelle NelsonDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Golden State Division Sometimes ‘more’ just feels right! I know we’re instructed from our earliest years that wanting more of something is …
By Major Cathy QuinnAngoon, AK Corps – Alaska Division The Sovereign LORD is my strength. HE makes me as sure footed as a deer, able to tread upon the heights. …
By Captain Joanna WangSan Gabriel, CA Corps – California South Division A few months ago, I was walking in my neighborhood with my two-year-old son. I decided to pick up …
By Captain Ryan BoydMissoula, MT Corps – Northwest Division On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to …
By Captain Eunha KimEastside, WA Corps – Northwest Division 하나님은 우리에게 성경을 통하여 사랑을 말씀하신다.성경책은 사랑의 책이라고 하여도 맞을 것이다.요한복음에서만해도 사랑이라는 단어는 50번을 넘게 우리에게 말씀하셨다.주님은 왜 우리에게 사랑이라는 말씀을 …
By Lt. Isabella GreenBellingham, WA Corps – Northwest Division Twenty-four years into my life and I’ll finally admit it, I was an angry kid. I had a short fuse that …
By Tawyna StumpfCoos Bay, OR Corps – Cascade Division Imagine, if you will, a woman about to enter a journey of love – a journey not only with her heart …