Stories of Hope

Major Bryce Davies from the Salvation Army hosts the show. Stories of Hope captures thoughts and stories of everyday people who triumph over adversity. https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/storiesofhope/

Dean Clifford. Re-posted 07/25/2024

Dean Clifford. Re-posted Dean Clifford was born with a rare skin disease and was often referred to as a cotton wool baby or a butterfly wing baby as his skin was extremely delicate. His life expectancy was maybe 5 years, but against the odds, he is now in his 40s and going strong. He is a motivational speaker and lives a high quality life. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31909162

Zest for Life 07/21/2024

Zest for Life Many people experience a time in their life when they find their calling and experience a heightened zest for life. For many Christians being filled with the Holy Spirit is one of the ways we understand this: God purposes and power entering into our lives. Not all enthusiasm is of God though! The lovely Sue's obsession with Masterchef: for example. 🙄 /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/32028142

Colonel Rodney Walters 07/18/2024

Colonel Rodney Walters Rodney Walters grew up in the small town of Mt Barker in South Australia to officer parents and moved around a lot as a child. He went to 9 schools! He resisted becoming a Salvo officer as he wanted to have the opportunity to travel. Turns out Rodney is the epitome of the saying "Join the Army - see the world" /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/32106077

Clean Sheets 07/14/2024

Clean Sheets The apostle Peter had a vision about a sheet filled with ceremonially unclean animals floating down from heaven. A voice told him to kill and eat what for centuries prior in his tradition had been unclean. It seems some things we think are true about God's ways can change. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31992392

Andy King. Life story 07/11/2024

Andy King. Life story Andy King is the pastoral supervisor for the Salvos telephone assessment team across Australia - 72 employees. To help others unpack how this work impacts them, he has had to do a lot of work on himself and as he shares his life story here, we see how his experiences and inner work has shaped his care for these workers. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31992562

Finding the Humility to be Yourself 07/07/2024

Finding the Humility to be Yourself I recently saw the movie Inside Out 2. It captures well the challenge for us all to be true to ourselves with all of our paradoxes. When Saul became Paul, he needed time and support to integrate his new understanding of his God given identity. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31992242

Mike Frost 07/04/2024

Mike Frost Mike is a prolific author, an internationally sought after speaker and one of the leading voices on the authentic mission of the church. Mike is not afraid to debate the tough issues and as he shares his story we see some of the experiences that have shaped his views and given him the courage to speak out. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31908742

Encouragement 06/30/2024

Encouragement When you think about encouragement in the bible you think Barnabus. He was instrumental in helping the Apostle Paul in the early days of his ministry. To give and receive encouragement is life giving. Who can you encourage today? /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31830977

Leisa Humbley 06/27/2024

Leisa Humbley Leisa grew up in Broken Hill and luckily needed to go to the bathroom when she was a child at church which cleared a pathway in the pew for her father to go forward and embrace Christian faith. Her beautiful heart and love for God and people has been key through the challenges of family life and Salvo ministry. Today she serves young people in the Salvos in Brisbane. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31768109

Everyone Needs an Ananias 06/23/2024

Everyone Needs an Ananias In Acts ch 9 we see Ananias going to Saul after his Damascus Road experience and helping him, even though he thought he was dangerous. We are all prompted at times to help people who we have doubts about, but who knows what a difference this might make, both to them and to you! /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31658327

Fran Everitt 06/20/2024

Fran Everitt Fran Everitt didn't really want to come to Australia when she was 15 years old as the upheaval was significant. But thanks, in part to the beautiful community of the Salvos, her strength of character and love for people has flourished and she now cares for Aussie Salvo Officers from all over the world. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31740462

Wake Up Calls 06/16/2024

Wake Up Calls Sometimes we get stuck in a rut or feel trapped and it takes a dramatic moment for us to wake up. For Saul on the Damascus Road it was a blinding light, for the lovely Sue it was a persistent inkling to move to Melbourne. Both resulted in significant changes! /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31541947

Tom Austin 06/13/2024

Tom Austin Tom Austin is the NSW manager of youth services for the Salvos and he and I worked together for a while at OASIS in Sydney. He has a fascinating story and has been shaped by both loving stability and personal tragedy. He has a surprising devotion to growing, preserving and making sauces from chillies! /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31658072

Guidance and Encounters Along the Way 06/09/2024

Guidance and Encounters Along the Way In life, if we are open to it, we might receive divine guidance, we might meet people from far off lands who are different and we might participate in life together in wonderful ways. This happened to Phillip in Acts chapter 8 and I'm hoping it will happen to me on the Camino De Santiago later this year. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31505252

David Collinson 06/06/2024

David Collinson Dave Collinson, also known as Captain Collo, is a Salvo officer who never gets bored. He has written a book, led big bands, started Just Brass which is a music program for kids and is even an iron man. Always up for a challenge, his story is inspiring and uplifting. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31487367

Receiving the Holy Spirit 06/02/2024

Receiving the Holy Spirit To be filled with the Holy Spirit suggests we are not mere spectators of the faith. We have 100% skin in the game. It's like Collingwood on a great day where every player doing his part to create the magic. But is full surrender moving to Africa and working in a children's home or just making a cup of tea for the lovely Sue when I am tired? Or both? /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31397542

Naty Keung 05/30/2024

Naty Keung Naty Keung came to Australia from Hong Kong by herself when she was just 17, as a student. She found friendship and support at the local Box Hill Salvos where she eventually met her husband Kenny. She has worked for the Salvos for over 10 years now, specialising in children's work. Her personality is just as wonderful as her smile! /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31460387

Simon the Sorcerer (not to be confused with Tim the Enchanter) 05/26/2024

Simon the Sorcerer (not to be confused with Tim the Enchanter) Every organisation is susceptible to the danger of bad people being like a wolf in sheep's clothing. So risk management and safeguarding is critical. The early church had a guy named Simon the Sorcerer who was like this, (not to be confused with Monty Pythons, Tim the Enchanter) but thankfully, Peter saw through his trickery and dealt with him early. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31378337

Danni Stephens 05/23/2024

Danni Stephens Danni has a beautiful Salvo ministry where she helps troubled kids through equine therapy. Her story to get her to this place is just wonderful and her gentle but courageous attitude to life and faith is inspirational. She is married to Craig and is a mum to three children. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31378462

Healing the Lame? Really! 05/19/2024

Healing the Lame? Really! In Acts Ch 8 Philip heals the lame. Hard to get my head around. But I do believe in inner healing as the lovely Sue is almost perfect and lives a very happy life even though she is still lame. She is often grateful she has this affliction and not the raft of incompetencies I have to cope with. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31329227

Greig Whittaker 05/16/2024

Greig Whittaker Greig Whittaker was born into a Salvo family and had a Godly grandmother who reflected the way of Jesus beautifully. His life in business and Christian ministry within the Salvos and the wider body of Christ has always been filled with passion and creativity. His story reveals the ups and down of this sort of life and the lessons learned along the way. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31279552

Scattered 05/12/2024

Scattered The early church was persecuted and scattered throughout the world. They got involved wherever they ended up and were of influence amongst everyday people. I recently ran 60k for my 60th birthday and lots of my buddies from all sorts of places joined me for the day. It was a wonderful celebration of community. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31222757

Judi Agnew 05/09/2024

Judi Agnew Judi works for the Salvos in Melbourne in the fundraising area and with Salvo officer parents, has a richness of Salvo DNA in her blood. Her story includes some time in Argentina and the dream job for any child's mum - Sales and Marketing with Lego. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31182882

To Die For 05/05/2024

To Die For When Stephen was stoned as a consequence for standing up for grace and the way of Jesus, it sparked the early church to life. We do well to discover what is worth dying for, so that we can determine what is worth living for. My newborn great niece is worth living well for, I reckon. I'll try to be a good uncle! /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31059658

Cynthia Gunawan 05/02/2024

Cynthia Gunawan Cynthia works for the Salvos as the refugee and people seeking asylum national lead, based in Brisbane. She was born in Indonesia and needed to escape her home country herself to remain safe, so has lived experience, relevant to her Job. She is married to Josh and that is quite a story too. Like so many of the people she works with, her story is one of courage and resilience. It will do you good to hear it. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/31007838

The Futility of the Law 04/28/2024

The Futility of the Law Throughout History Laws have developed and improved to be more fair. The Napoleonic code is one such example. However Law can never deal with a selfish heart and so grace and love always need to be in the mix. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/30943373

Claire Emerton 04/25/2024

Claire Emerton Claire is a Salvo leader with a heart for the transforming power of the love of God and a deep respect the many viewpoints and experiences of the staff and participants of our many social programs. Her life story is rich and she shares it beautifully. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/30876663

Change is Hard 04/21/2024

Change is Hard Change is inevitable, but when Stephen suggested to the Jews that Jesus introduced a new way of understanding God's love, it cost him his life. You are listening to a podcast right now but just 20 years ago we only had newspapers, TV and the Radio. A lot has changed since then. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/30842183

Pooja Popat 04/18/2024

Pooja Popat Pooja led a team of Salvos on a trip to Chicago in 2017 and the Lovely Sue and I went along and found her to be a delightful person to work with and then to travel with as a friend. Originally from Mumbai, she is now a community fundraising specialist with the Salvos based in Melbourne. It's hard not to smile along with this interview as Pooja's personality and goodness is a beautiful thing to experience. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/30776648

Time Away from Busy Work 04/14/2024

Time Away from Busy Work It's useful to carve out time to reflect and assess what we do and the ways we have before us to innovate and change, but it can be confronting, as we are often comfortable and set in our ways. Kodak didn't do this and lost an opportunity to go digital, but the early church leaders considered carefully how the ways of Jesus met the Jewish scriptures in the Torah. /episode/index/show/brycedavies/id/30759513

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