Finding our way back home
Hey fellow ponderers, please allow me this moment to be a little selfish…actually I want to specifically think of my children, and other officer kids out there on the cusp … Continue reading Dear Salvation Army Officer’s Kids: 5 Survival Tips For Officer Kids Who Are Moving…
There is a problem with our self-reliance. Independence is a great thing, but are we independent from God? Do we only require God’s help when it gets tough and we … Continue reading If It’s Not Broke…Then Break It.
I have been there. That moment of shame. That place of embarrassment. It’s not a fun place to be, in that moment of red-faced, head-hanging sadness. Perhaps it happens when … Continue reading Devotional: “The Lifter Of My Head”
“Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. For three days he was blind, and … Continue reading What Are YOU Waiting For?
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy … Continue reading Walking at Midnight on the path of restlessness.
“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” -Michelangelo … Continue reading Dear Salvation Army, Where Are We Going?
I must confess that I am not very good at this yet. I still clutch with white knuckles and cling with all my might as if this is what God … Continue reading The Art of Letting Go…
I remember dropping a friend off at their home after school when I heard about the suicide-death of Kurt Cobain – lead singer of Nirvana. I just couldn’t believe it. … Continue reading Tackling the “S” Word…
First of all, I have to tell you that I am very reluctant to ponder anything on this topic because it seems to be quite the hot button topic, and … Continue reading Dear Salvation Army: Serving Water and Cookies at Gay Pride Parade…
“Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.” Psalm 31:24 What do you do when all of your strength seems to fail you? What do you … Continue reading Losing the Forest for the Tree?…
“But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.” Psalm 3:3 Have you been to the place of darkness? The moment when … Continue reading Devotional Pondering: The Lifter of your head.
Life in The Salvation Army is always unique and eventful. There is something new each day, and these “somethings” can be good, and they can also be not so good. … Continue reading Dear Salvation Army – Letters From Prison
