Remember the Alamodome
THE BRIDGE BUILDER by Geir Engoy - Cross Cultural Ministries An old battle cry last summer took on a new twist. The preamble was that San Antonio's professional basketball team had just clinched their first NBA championship. Referring to them as the
FOCUS – Caring for creation
by Dr. James Read - Salvation Army Ethics Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba Back in 1967, Lynn White, who was a professor of history at UCLA, wrote a now-classic article on ecological crisis. "Christianity bears a huge burden of guilt," he wrote, "because Christian beliefs
On the Corner
by Robert Docter - A friend of mine died a week or so ago. He was a friend to many. Somehow he could get into people's lives in a way that always seemed to make them feel better about themselves. A
The journey from welfare to independence
by Gordon Bingham - Social Services Secretary Where were you last New Year's Eve? At 11:45 p.m. I was standing in the middle of Blackfriars Bridge in London, England, trying to hold on to the little bit of "turf" I had
Frontlines — News Briefs of the West
by Captain Robert L. Rudd - Elisa Vicente, social worker at the Guam Corps' Family Services Center, was recently nominated for Social Worker of the Year, an award given by the Guam Association of Social Workers. Although Vicente was not
Classified
SANTA BARBARA, CA--Youth Pastor: Dynamic, energetic and creative person needed for growing fellowship in beautiful part of the world. Must be excited about working with young people of all ages, have a maturing faith and be able to work with
Promoted to Glory
Lt. Colonel Vivian Johnson (R) was recently promoted to Glory from the Waterford Skilled Nursing section in Spokane, Washington. Vivian was born in Helena, Mont. in 1915 to Salvationist parents, George and Maximillan Johnson. During her teenage years she
Sally’s Café feeds kids after school
BY LORRAINE SIMON - The Salvation Army Amphi Corps has recently added a new after-school feeding program designed to provide nutrition to at-risk youth. This project is in conjunction with the Tucson, ARiz.,community food bank. "Sally's Café" opened recently,
Salem sends a message of hope
BY FLORENCE ROBB - "Hope for the New Millennium" was the theme chosen by LTS. Darren and Mary Norton, corps officers, and the Salem, Ore., Advisory Board for their recent Annual Civic Appreciation dinner, attended by 250. Featured speaker
Fairbanks teens send Christian ‘rock’ on airwaves
A teen radio ministry is just one of many new initiatives helping the Fairbanks, Alaska, corps achieve its vision, "to be used by God to minister to the spiritual, emotional, physical and social need of traditional and non-traditional families."
DFS does more than balance the books
MAJORS PRESTON and Bonita Rider on their way home to Denver, Colo. after leading a youth in Sheridan, Wyo. BY CAPT. RANDALL KINNAMON - The telephone was ringing off the hook at The Salvation Army's administrative offices in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Roswell enrolls 12 junior soldiers
Three adherents and 12 junior soldiers joined the ranks at the Roswell, New Mex., corps recently. The junior soldiers wore their new uniforms proudly as they recited their promise and saluted Lt. Colonel Olin Hogan, Southwest divisional commander, as