What is The Salvation Army?
From the editor’s desk
The Salvation Army is a Christian church and registered charity seeking to share the good news of Jesus and nurture committed followers of him. We also serve people without discrimination, care for creation and seek justice and reconciliation. We offer practical support and services in more than 700 centres throughout the UK. Go to salvationarmy.org.uk/find-a-church to find your nearest centre.
SINGER Justin Bieber made headlines last week when he said that he had suffered an ‘emotional breakdown’ after realising his marriage didn’t ‘fix’ the problems he had in his life. The Independent reported the star as saying: ‘I thought marriage was going to fix all my problems and it didn’t.’ However, that prompted Justin to do some personal reflection and to revise the expectations he had of his wife, Hailey. The report went on to say how his Christian faith helped him through that time. Justin is right. Getting married is not the cure all for life’s problems. Nor does it have to be the goal everyone must strive for. But for those who do say ‘I do’, it is the start of a lifetime of commitment to a relationship that needs to be worked at. Last Tuesday (10 May) was the start of Marriage Week and in this week’s War Cry we speak to two married couples. Roy and Pam Ransley have been married for 66 years. They tell us about when they met and how their Christian faith has helped them deal with the highs and lows of life. The Christian faith has also been important to Danielle and Shimon Landa, who were married last year. But as well as their faith, Danielle explains that something else has enriched their relationship. ‘We need other people,’ she tells us, ‘friendships with different families, couples, people who are single, because I feel like that way your marriage will be enriched and you’ll be able to enrich other people.’ The truth is, whether we are married, in a relationship or single, our lives are better when we have a community to belong to and to which we can make a meaningful contribution. And our lives are at their very best when they centre around a relationship with God, who will love us for better or worse, for richer or poorer and ad the War C in sickness or in health. e re ry u’v
What is the War Cry? The Salvation Army first published a newspaper called the War Cry in London in December 1879, and we have continued to appear every week since then. Our name refers to our battle for people’s hearts and souls as we promote the positive impact of the Christian faith and The Salvation Army’s fight for greater social justice.
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Editor: Andrew Stone, Major Deputy Editor: Philip Halcrow Production Editor: Ivan Radford Assistant Editor: Sarah Olowofoyeku Staff Writer: Emily Bright Staff Writer: Claire Brine Editorial Assistant: Linda McTurk Graphic Designer: Rodney Kingston Graphic Designer: Mark Knight Email: warcry@salvationarmy.org.uk The Salvation Army United Kingdom and Ireland Territory 101 Newington Causeway London SE1 6BN
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