• by Warren L. Maye

    Janet Perez Eckles confident smile fades and her eyes narrow when she asks herself, “If my vision returned, what would I want to see first? I would like to see the faces of my grandchildren. People tell me they’re beautiful children, but nobody can really describe them to me. I would also want to see the faces of my sons because I saw them when they were young, but in my mind, I can’t visualize them grown. I would want to see Dale, my hubby. Everybody says he’s so handsome. Yes, to see those faces, that would be a beautiful thing if God allowed me to see them.”

  • by Hugo Bravo

    If a sudden rain shower spoils your summer plans, why not make it a family game day instead? Board games, ranging from gently used to new, can be found at The Salvation Army.

  • by Guest Contributor

    Jesus answers Peter’s question about the limits of forgiveness in the book of Matthew by telling a parable. The parable that Jesus tells makes it clear that the Kingdom of Heaven is a Kingdom of Forgiveness. It is a kingdom where forgiveness is free, plentiful, and undeserved. It is also a kingdom where there is little tolerance for unforgiveness.

  • by Hugo Bravo

    Three soldiers, sisters Lydmarie, Alondra, and Lyanet Rivera, from The Salvation Army in Puerto Rico reflect on the tragedy that changed their lives. Their father—their papi—Miguel A. Rivera Rodriguez did not return from work one day.

  • by Major Lauren Hodgson

    This article is a menu; you are among everyone who is invited to “come and dine.” It is an incredible invitation given to you by the Lord Almighty. He has done everything possible for your longing to be met.

  • by Hugo Bravo

    Every purchase you make at a Salvation Army thrift store helps fund local Adult Rehabilitation Centers, where people who are struggling from a variety of social and spiritual problems can find help and hope.

  • by Robert Mitchell

    Darnell Nixon received grace from both a judge and Christ on his way to being the man of God he is today. He spent his time in prison finding God. Now 61, he is the founder and leader of the basketball program at the Manhattan Citadel, a Salvation Army corps in Harlem, N.Y.

  • by Guest Contributor

    by Dr. Bill Ury

    We all know that pornography is sinful and destructive. Only the willfully blind would argue otherwise. Any research into the devastation porn produces reveals the tentacles of sin—grasping one of God’s gifts out of His time and place for that gift to be used (Genesis 3:6).