At the Frontier

Did you know we have nearly 140 published episodes of this show?

That's a whole lot of inspiration right there at your fingertips for those days you feel a little stuck or like you need a little dose of goodness.

We've covered everything from: How to effectively engage anxiety, the state of poverty today, plans for a Salvation Army adaptive camp, what hope does for our minds and bodies, what it means to be commissioned as a Salvation Army officer, how to pursue what makes you come alive, how to receive the Holy Spirit, a truly biblical view of womanhood, how The Salvation Army "saved my life" and so much more.

You may not have caught each and every episode on what it means to do good, what it's really like to be homeless, principles to spend differently or how to foster gratitude.

So over the next few weeks, we'll be rebroadcasting some of our favorite and your most-loved episodes. With the click of the "subscribe" button on any player you love, you'll get each new episode with that boost of inspiration, encouragement and ideas for how you can get involved in doing good.

Then we'll be back before you know it with a new season focused on helping you do good right where you are. 💛

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Hygge.

From a Norwegian term meaning "to comfort" or "to console," hygge has gained in popularity in recent years. There's even a hygge line at Target.

But it's more than cozy living.

As author Jamie Erickson says, it's a way of making the mundane and necessary meaningful and beautiful. It's soul rest.

Her new book, "Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow," shows us how.

Jamie is a homeschooling mom to five kids. She encourages other moms on the Mom to Mom podcast, through her blog The Unlikely Homeschool and as a speaker and author.

Now she has given us a guide to hygge as it appeals to our desire for slow living and shared moments. For warmth and simplicity. For home.

And all of this is sacred, Jamie says, when understood in the light of Christ and his kingdom.

Jamie is on the show to share how this Danish lifestyle pairs with the deep, theological truths of the gospel—and how hygge can help us make a home where people can find God, especially as we enter this New Year.

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Right about now, as you are dashing through the snow … or around town … you might be wishing upon a star for a way to hit pause.

Maybe you could use a prayer for hope.

Or a prayer for paying the bills.

A prayer for when you're too busy.

Or a prayer for going on a walk.

Maybe a prayer for friendship.

Or a prayer for giving thanks.

Authors Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore offer these and more in their newly released book titled "Liturgies for Hope: Sixty Prayers for the Highs, Lows, and Everything in Between."

These contemporary, comforting liturgies break through the noise of modern life to offer time-tested wisdom.

Audrey works at SparkNotes and Elizabeth at Penguin Random House as these two friends both live in New York and serve with the Church of the City New York.

They're on the show to share more about the liturgical tradition, this new collection of prayers and the hope that is available to you and me today.

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While The Salvation Army is much more than red kettles, Christmas is unquestionably the season of The Salvation Army.

And really, what better season to be synonymous with than Christmas?

Every year, kicking off at the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game and running through Christmas Eve, you'll see red kettles and bell ringers standing outside supermarkets and shopping malls, encouraging you to drop in a few dollars—or more—to support The Salvation Army.

Some 25,000 bell ringers a year help The Salvation Army raise money for local programs. And yes—money given in your community stays in your community to help your neighbors.

With the generous support of the public, and a long list of corporate partners, The Salvation Army serves more than 31 million Americans in need each year.

And this Christmas season, I wanted you to hear it in the words of those engaged in the Fight for Good—volunteering to ring the bell at the kettle, making sure families have food and presents under the tree, and ensuring the lonely are not forgotten.

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You've no doubt seen a Salvation Army red kettle—maybe you've seen one already this Christmas season.

It is an iconic part of The Salvation Army and of Christmastime itself.

What started in 1891 with one creative Salvation Army officer or pastor wanting to provide a free Christmas dinner in San Francisco, has spread around the world.

Today, public contributions to the kettles in the U.S. enable The Salvation Army to assist more than 31 million people in need during the holiday season and throughout the year.

It's a truly unique face-to-face touchpoint that gives us a chance to connect with our community and remind them The Salvation Army is at work in their neighborhood.

Major Ken Perine is the Administrator and Pastor for The Salvation Army in Spokane—with nine major programs from a church and community center with an afterschool program and league sports center, to three foster care programs, three shelters for families and adults experiencing homelessness, the largest food bank in Spokane County and a camp. The Salvation Army in Spokane impacts some 100,000 people a year.

And every year, the corps manages a kettle effort, putting out 68 kettles each Christmas and bringing in more than $430,000 in kettle donations.

Kathy Lovin is the Public Affairs and Communications Manager for The Salvation Army in the western U.S. And you may remember her from Episode 120 of this show where she shared six tips for tough conversations.

They're both on the show today to share their own kettle experience and their take on why kettles are so critical to The Salvation Army.

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Could you use a good word from the Good Word?

Today, Captain Emmanuel Masango is bringing us the Word from Exodus 33:12-20.

Captain Emmanuel is a Salvation Army officer, or pastor, currently serving as The Salvation Army Territorial Youth Secretary in the western U.S. He preached here at a gathering of Salvation Army youth leaders from all across the West.

He looks at Moses' conversation with God from Exodus 33. Moses had a job, a ministry, a responsibility—but he was looking for something more.

Show me your glory, show me your presence, he says, maybe feeling a little distant from God.

Can you relate?

Do you have the glory of God in your life? The presence, radiance of God?

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What are you grateful for today?

Does your life experience help build the list?

For Joaquin Galvan, it certainly does.

He's the Director of Railton Place, a transitional and supportive housing program of The Salvation Army in San Francisco's Tenderloin community.

And the path that led him here is not what you might expect.

As he says, you can't plan life.

Joaquin is on the show to share more about his own experience, how it shapes the way he interacts with the residents under his care today, and why he lives with gratitude with a simple goal each and every day.

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Are you out the door at 5:01, won't work weekends and prefer texting to face-to-face meetings?

Or do you live to work, can't text and can't tolerate change?

Like most stereotypes, these over-generalized generalizations about generational groups lead to further miscommunication—and often aren't correct.

So how does one speak across generations, particularly in the Church?

Rev. Dr. Darrell Hall lays it out in his new book, "Speaking Across Generations: Messages That Satisfy Boomers, Xers, Millennials, Gen Z, and Beyond."

He currently serves as the Campus Pastor of the Elizabeth Baptist Church campus in Conyers, Georgia.

And he's made it part of his ministry to communicate effectively with members of every generational people group—each with its own culture and preferences.

He's on the show to share more about this idea of generational intelligence and how we all can better speak across generations.

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I vividly remember my first real reporting outing as an intern. I met Jill, who lived in a Salvation Army shelter for families experiencing homelessness and HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles. Jill told me about the moment she learned she was positive—and pregnant. The baby would be born infected.

Jill showed me the four vials of antiretroviral medication her daughter, then 2, had to take each day. She also gave me a tour of the apartment, their home, with visible pride over her child playing in the toy kitchen. Despite the hurdles, Jill became a mom and it changed her for good. She had a new story to write.

Before I left, Jill thanked me for letting her tell her story, saying it felt good to share.

As I've sat down with people in the 15 years since, I've heard the same sentiment again and again.

It's when we name our experiences that we come to understand them in a new way—especially our own. More importantly, stories help us to understand each other, to see past any label and instead see the person.

On this episode of the Do Gooders Podcast, we're going to talk about story and why it's so powerful.

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Why do you trust in Jesus?

"Why follow some ancient carpenter-turned-philosopher from a podunk town in the Middle East, a man whose own people didn't believe in him for the most part? It just doesn't make any sense.

Or does it?"

That's the question Ray Comfort asks in his latest book, "Why Would Anyone Follow Jesus? 12 Reasons to Trust What the Bible Says about Jesus."

Of all the gods, gurus and good people out there, why Jesus?

Ray Comfort is the Founder and CEO of Living Waters and the bestselling author of more than 100 books, including How to Know God Exists and The Evidence Bible. He also cohosts the award-winning TV program Way of the Master, airing in every country in the world.

In this book, Ray walks through 12 persuasive reasons to believe that Jesus was who he said he was and did the things the Bible records him doing. Most importantly, he explains why it actually matters to your life right now.

And how you can share him with others.

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