On the Corner
Discovering a true self by Robert Docter, Editor-In-Chief - So … how do you perceive your self? What are you like? What labels do you hold in your mind to describe you? What energizes you? Whom have you selected to emulate? Who emulates you? How did you get
Where there’s a will
Body Builder by Terry Camsey, Major - JESUS LIVES…but the church is dead! It was a strange juxtaposition that I noticed as I drove down a major street in the city where we live. First I spotted the sign on the side of
A journey to Christ
Testimony Psalm 139:15: My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me
Whatever happened to character?
Sharper Focus I recently came across this quote from Booker T. Washington, “Character, not circumstances, makes the man,” (1) and it immediately struck a chord with me. I had been hearing in the news about people with questionable character—seemingly good people—who
Falling in love with Kona
In Process by Glen Doss, Major - I have fallen in love with Kona, Hawaii. February 2, 2006, marked one year since my wife Mary and I, traveling from Los Angeles, stepped from a plane and took in with a gasp the wonderland
Frontlines – News Briefs of the West
by Sue Schumann Warner - Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. (Galatians 5:1) Commissioner’s Sunbeams announced The San Bernardino, Calif., corps proudly announces their
Gospel arts showcased at Commissioning
Groups from around the territory will participate. by Neil Smith - A Gospel Arts Celebration, “Windows of the World,” is slated for Saturday night during Commissioning weekend. This exciting event will showcase music and gospel arts groups from around the Western Territory and
General-elect chooses first woman Chief of the Staff
Following extensive consultation and much prayer, the General-elect, Commissioner Shaw Clifton, has selected Commissioner Robin Dunster to be Chief of the Staff—second-in-command of the international Salvation Army—effective 2 April 2006. She is currently Territorial Commander in The Philippines. General John
Clifton talks about Army future
by Dean Pallant, Captain, and Editor of Salvationist - General-elect Commissioner Shaw Clifton with the territorial children's weekly newspaper mascot, Patch. General-elect Commissioner Shaw Clifton was interviewed by Captain Dean Pallant, Editor of the UK publication Salvationist, at Sunbury Court shortly
WE ARE AN OFFERING: Soloists of the Pendel Brass and Singers – Past and Present
by Kevin Ashman, Principal Cornet – International Staff Band - The mixture of musical styles and instrumentation that this collection delivers with such clear and unashamed purpose at heart will have a lasting impact on listeners. The musicians display their ability
Territorial Business Conference slated for May
Speakers include The Honorable J. Douglas Holladay and Major George Hood. by Jim Boyd - Every few years the Western Territory has a combined conference for the business disciplines in which professionals from Community Relations and Development, Finance, Information Technology, and general