When the Journey Gets Tough: Encouragement from Jesus’ Example
As the end of the year approached, the doctors in the casualty department at Kalafong Hospital reflected on two troubling trends often seen during the holiday period: an increase in…
How are you?
How are you? Really? Before you respond “fine”, take the question and ask the person in the mirror. Don’t rush to answer it. In the age of to-do lists, electronic…
Self Harm in Children
June is a month dedicated to raising awareness about child protection and also focuses on the youth in our country. In light of this focus, Dr. Matthews Banda discusses the…
Mental Health : Dementia
My father’s favourite Scripture is the commandment "honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you." He…
Do not fear
You’re invited to a wedding or a party and the date is fast approaching. You don’t know what to wear – despite the theme or colours being on the invitation…
Beyond the Buzz … substances, substitutes & The Spirit
As soldiers of The Salvation Army, one of the promises that we signed up for is to stay away from alcohol and other intoxicating substances. Other substances such as tobacco,…
Dealing with Depression
In 2 Samuel 12: 15-23, we read the story of the illness and eventual death of David’s first child with Bathsheba. This is an accurate description of a depressed man.…
World Mental Health Day
On World Mental Health Day we take a moment to look at what mental health is and reflect on any barriers that could be impacting our mental health. In Numbers…
Worldly Matters God’s Way
What does God say about cars or robots operating on people instead of surgeons? What is the Salvation Army’s view about joining the EFF to protest against corruption, human trafficking…