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The ripple effect
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The ripple effect

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...

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God's love in action
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God's love in action

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, ...

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Everyone belongs
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Everyone belongs

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 —...

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A love that never stops
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A love that never stops

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...

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Freedom through forgiveness
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Freedom through forgiveness

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...

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Tuning into God
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Tuning into God

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...

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Ageing with dignity
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Ageing with dignity

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...

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Communities unite to rebuild shattered lives
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Communities unite to rebuild shattered lives

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...

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Taking time to be grateful
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Taking time to be grateful

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,...

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Negotiating the generations
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Negotiating the generations

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...

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