Faith in Jesus is the common denominator for this group of friends. About four years ago, my wife and I met two families — one from Iran and another from India — and a lady from New Zea...
Salvo reporter Lauren Martin shares her recent experience in the NSW fire zone and her admiration for Salvation Army personnel involved in relief efforts. As a writer for The Salvation Army, ...
Celebrating respect and acceptance for all who call Australia home. On 21 March, Australia celebrates Harmony Day. It’s a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home —...
Clover trusts in God 100 per cent, knowing he will continue to direct her future. I grew up in Melbourne, in a practising Catholic family. I remember in Year 7 trying to understand who God was during...
How learning to forgive herself and others in a Salvos' support group gave Gail a fresh perspective on life and relationships. Gail doesn’t have a drug or alcohol addiction, but she has family...
Faith has been the instrument of change in Donald’s life. Growing up in a Salvation Army home, faith was always a part of my life. Ours was very much a home of service to others, looking out f...
Vulnerable elderly are the focus of the Salvos’ new national aged care agenda. Hundreds of additional individual-living units for older people vulnerable to homelessness are the centrepiece of...
Salvation Army staff and volunteers stand alongside others on the road to recovery. Children baking cakes and cookies to raise money for bushfire fundraisers; farmers trucking hay to fire-affected ar...
Exercising gratitude may not always be easy, but it’s worth the effort. Do you work out to improve your health? Do you make sure you include weight training, muscle strengthening, stretching,...
The reality of being a grandparent can sometimes be different to what we imagined, says Colleen Morris. How can grandparents build close relationships with their grandchildren? When a grandparent choo...