by Doreen Thieme | Aug 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
What a wonderful opportunity it is for me to represent the Salvation Army at the United Nations. In this capacity, I hear first-hand about poverty around the world and extreme poverty and what is being done to alleviate it. I also get the opportunity to see what the...
by Doreen Thieme | Jul 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
[DISCLAIMER: These blog posts do not necessarily reflect The Salvation Army. Opinions and thoughts do not reflect all Salvationists.] Since its origin it seems there are few places The Salvation Army has been unwilling to go. Woven within the fiber of our very being...
by Doreen Thieme | Jul 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Why do we need grace? “No one is good except God alone“. Luke 18:19 No one? No one. But what about……? No one. Even me? Even you. Let me put it this way. Let’s draw a circle. Inside that circle write “God”. Now title the circle “Everyone who is good”. Now title the...
by Doreen Thieme | Jun 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
[DISCLAIMER: These blog posts do not necessarily reflect The Salvation Army. Opinions and thoughts do not reflect all Salvationists.] This love is how they’ll know—some of Jesus’ final, resounding words to his twelve disciples the night before he was to be crucified....
by Doreen Thieme | Jun 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
[DISCLAIMER: These blog posts do not necessarily reflect The Salvation Army. Opinions and thoughts do not reflect all Salvationists.] It was my first day as a professional in the field of social work. I was so excited and so clueless about what was to come. My first...
by Doreen Thieme | Jun 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
[DISCLAIMER: These blog posts do not necessarily reflect The Salvation Army. Opinions and thoughts do not reflect all Salvationists.] This morning at 8:05 am, I dropped my son Daniel off for his first day of YMCA Day Camp. I’ve spent the past week prepping him for...
