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Heartbeat is a -minute show about real life brought to you by The Salvation Army If you're enjoying Words of Life- check out this short devotional featuring topics from finances and prayer to dating and mental health https podcasts apple com us podcast heartbeat id https salvationarmysoundcast org heartbeat [... more]

Today we launch a -week series of testimonies Ashley Escobar will be joined by many of our friends from very different backgrounds to share what God has done in their lives Today we start with Meagan Hofer Not long ago she struggled with postpartum depression and she shares her story of recovery- hoping to speak to someone out there experiencing the same Series HOPE https salvationarmysoundcast org wordsoflife [... more]

For the next three weeks we will be sharing testimonies of women who have overcome tremendous obstacles and who have continued to find hope in God Bernie and Cheryl are joined by Ashley Escobar who has a new passion for capturing stories like these To learn more about the show and to find other shows produced by The Salvation Army visit https salvationarmysoundcast org [... more]

Nicholas who was born in the third century had no idea that centuries after his death he would be known as Santa Claus He was just a man who loved God and genuinely cared for people One time he learned of a family who was in great financial distress Nicholas decided to help He came to their home at night and threw a bag of gold through an open window which landed in a sock or shoe Nicholas gave cheerfully of his own possessions and did many kind deeds The apostle Paul urged the believers in Corinth to be cheerful [... more]

Today we are joined by dancers Ed and Ashley Escobar This power couple for Christ take part in large performances all over the country and teach dance to young adults at Salvation Army Youth camps They both share their story of how they fell in love with the craft as well as what God has taught them through this artform Don't miss the video version of this interview as they also performed a beautiful piece for us in our studio https www facebook com SalvationSoundcast [... more]

John Harper had no idea what was about to unfold as he and his six-year-old daughter embarked on the Titanic But one thing he knew he loved Jesus and he was passionate that others know Him too As soon as the ship hit an iceberg and water started pouring in Harper a widower put his little girl on a lifeboat and headed into the chaos to save as many people as possible As he distributed life jackets he reportedly shouted ldquo Let the women children and the unsaved into the lifeboats rdquo Until his last breath Harper shared about Jesus [... more]

First responders show dedication and courage daily by being on the front lines when disasters occur In the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City in when thousands of people were killed or injured more than emergency workers also lost their lives In honor of first responders the US Senate designated September as the National Day of Encouragement While it may seem unique that a government would declare a national day of encouragement the apostle Paul certainly thought this was needed for the growth of a church He commended the young church in Thessalonica a city in [... more]

It wasn rsquo t surprising when Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize True to form she received the award ldquo in the name of the hungry of the naked of the homeless of the blind of the lepers of all those who feel unwanted unloved uncared for throughout society rdquo Those were the people she ministered to for most of her life Jesus modeled how to care for and love the marginalized regardless of circumstances Unlike the synagogue leaders who respected the Sabbath law more than the sick Luke when Jesus saw an ill woman at the Temple He [... more]