Keep moving
BRIDGE BUILDERS Amazing! I had parked the car in our driveway only the night before. I come out the next morning and a huge, beautiful, intricate cobweb connected the car to the roof of the carport and the wall of
FOCUS – Code of the street
In a previous column I mentioned that I have been developing an on-line course on ethics for officers. Well, I'm delighted to report that the course was launched this semester, and 21 students in six countries are taking it
Mary Gibbs: “I finally admitted utter defeat”
IN PROCESS The little girl slipped quietly in behind the woman primping at the bathroom counter. Without warning, the child grabbed the make-up compact. The woman's face froze instantly in horror! "Don't touch that!" she screamed. The compact flew from
On the Corner
BY ROBERT DOCTER - Very few topics generate as much emotion, debate, argumentation, or heat as that involving mutual sexual attraction by same-sex individuals. Some of these relationships result in long term fidelity between the members who then become domestic
We are partners together with God
Judging from Paul's letters to the church at Corinth, the one thing that could not be said about that congregation is that it was dull and dead. Reading the first of his letters, you do get mixed impressions about the
Frontlines — News Briefs of the West
North Las Vegas Mayor Mike Montandon helps load the truck with Envoy Wayne Chaisson and Bettye Buckendorf.I love the ways in which the seasons--spring, summer, winter and fall--illustrate life's stages: we're born, we grow, we age and then one day
God is knocking…
BY LT. JOHN VAN CLEEF - God is knocking at the door of his Salvation Army. While he is patiently knocking (for the time being) we are behind closed doors in town hall meetings, task forces, forums and committees. But
Promoted to Glory
BRIGADIER FELIX QUERUBIN (R) was promoted to Glory on March 24th from Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was 94 years old. Felix entered The Salvation Army Training College from the Lihue, Kauai Corps in 1926 and was
Promoted to Glory
PROMOTED TO GLORY West bids Hunter farewell Lt. Colonel R. William Hunter After more than 30 years of faithful service in the ranks of The Salvation Army, Lt. Colonel R. William Hunter--one of the Army's finest--has been promoted to Glory. He
Predictable misplaced fury over faith-based initiative
(Note: The following was printed in the editorial section of the Seattle Times) BY RON STRICKLAND, MAJOR - Divisional Commander, Northwest President Bush's recent announcement of his intention to form a White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives was predictably
THE SAN FRANCISCO LESSON
Renaissance BY RICHARD LOVE, LT. COLONEL - Divisional Commander, Golden State A modified definition of "renaissance" is: "the activity, spirit or time of great revival
FUNDING PROGRAMS WITH GOVERNMENT MONEY
Challenge and change There is nothing new about the Army's relationship with government support for our compassionate service to the poor and destitute. The character of the organization and its commitment to people were evident to government since the