Welcoming the World
When I first moved to Canada in 1992, I was warmly welcomed by the members of Agincourt Community Church in Toronto. The support of the congregation not only helped me cope with the difficulties and...
View ArticleAn Eye for an Eye
Capital punishment strikes me as fundamentally flawed. Killing a person to send the message that killing is wrong seems contradictory at best and hypocritical at worst. The fact that executions are...
View ArticleSuffer the Children
Twenty children and six adults were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. It was a tragedy of such mammoth proportions, in terms of the number of...
View ArticleThe View at Ice Level
The Salvation Army Band plays the national anthem with Jets’ singer Stacey Nattrass It’s one thing to watch a hockey game from seats high up in the arena and quite another to watch from seats much...
View ArticleThe Loneliness Crisis
Salvation Army leaders from the earliest days of our Movement spoke about the spiritual danger of loneliness. Commissioner Catherine Bramwell-Booth said, “The terror of spiritual darkness is that sense...
View ArticleSearching For a Connection
An elderly man made headlines around the world this past Christmas. Not because he was famous or remarkable in a way, but because he was lonely. Tired of spending Christmas by himself year after year,...
View ArticleNew Members Take Their Places on International Council
The International Moral and Social Issues Council (IMASIC) met at Sunbury Court, near London, under the leadership of the new Chair, Commissioner Robert Donaldson (New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga...
View ArticleSalvation Army Releases Position Statement on Alcohol
General André Cox has approved an international positional statement on alcohol in society in order to continue The Salvation Army’s historic witness to the individual and societal benefits of an...
View ArticleHow to Save a Life
Abortion has made the news again with the approval of a new combination drug RU-486, also known as Mifegymiso. According to Health Canada, RU-486 provides a safe, effective and accessible alternative...
View ArticleTerritory Adopts Statement on Human Dignity
This brief resource is intended for use within The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda Territory. The conviction that all human beings have dignity is central to the mission and ministry of The Salvation...
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