On the Corner
So what do you do in the face of a crisis? by Robert Docter, Editor-In-Chief - Your friend, mentor and leader has been arrested and charged with a capital crime. You have been publicly associated with him, and now law enforcement moves
Snap, crackle and pop!
Body Builder by Terry Camsey, Major - Funny how stuff sticks in your mind, isn’t it? For some reason, that phrase popped to the surface as I was thinking about this column, and it must be years since I first heard it.
Revolution within the walls
Sharper Focus A few years ago I took a class in college that shattered every Bible study paradigm I ever had. I’m serious—by the end of the course, the pages of my Bible were wrinkled, covered with notes only I could
A TRIBUTE TO ALBERT FIERRO
The measure of a man by Captain Kris Potter, Roseville, Calif. corps officer, pays tribute to an exceptional man. What is the measure of a man—assets, fame, notoriety, position? Perhaps it is something simpler. Measuring a life could be summed up with one word—Others. How
Front Lines – News briefs of the West
Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for today is its own trouble. (Matthew 6:24) by Sue Schumann Warner An Army of angels The theme of the Sierra del Mar Division’s 41st annual Women of
Mayors for Meals comes to Anchorage
Anchorage mayor delivers meals as part of The Salvation Army Older Alaskans Program. by Jenni Ragland - Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich recently went on the road with The Salvation Army Older Alaskans Program (OAP) to help deliver meals to frail, home bound
Youth activities planned for commissioning
by Lisa R. Smith, Captain - Commissioning weekend holds much in store for the children and youth of the territory, beginning with our Territorial Bible Bowl competition. Teams representing nine divisions will kick off the tournament playing their initial matches at
Promoted to glory
Promoted to glory Major H. Reginald Peacock Major Reginald Peacock, 90, was promoted to Glory on April 2, 2006, from Windsor, California. Reg was born March 17, 1916 in Estevan, Saskachewan, Canada, one of nine children in a Salvation Army family. During his
Robinsons visit Hong Kong
On a short break from duties in Singapore, Captains Ian and Isobel Robinson explore Hong Kong. Members of The Salvation Army-English speaking corps in Hong Kong Western officers Captains Ian and Isobel Robinson serve as directors of Peacehaven Nursing Home in
Social services awards presented at conference
Four program nominees, one from each U.S. territory, were submitted for consideration for the 2006 National Social Services Award. The nominees were: Bell Shelter of Los Angeles (West), Access House Safe Haven Project of Kansas City (Central); Harbor Light Center
A keynote with an edge
“Salvationists walk with ease on the face of the earth. There is a clarity within them of well-being with the conviction that the gospel of a risen Christ must simultaneously combine with a gospel of compassion.” So stated Dan Posterski,