PERSONAL REFLECTION
God’s Blessings by Dave Hudson, Major - In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich (Dietrich Bonhoeffer). Yesterday [my wife] Sharron and I had
Knowing something of sin but experiencing grace
Prayer Power by Mervyn Morelock, Lt. Colonel - “But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans
Front Lines – News briefs of the West
by Sue Schumann Warner - Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a branch can’t bear grapes by itself but only by being joined to the vine, you can’t
A Christmas list from Kenya
Lt. Colonels Kenneth and Jolene Hodder currently serve in Nairobi, Kenya as chief secretary and secretary for Women’s Ministries, respectively. In one of her letters home, Lt. Colonel Jolene Hodder expresses some of her Christmas wishes… There are 65 orphans living
Torrance team travels to Belize
Villagers help ministry team repair building. by KARL LARSSON - (l-r)The Torrance team gathers at the San Ignacio Outpost. The floor at the Georgeville Corps is cleaned after the work is completed. Belize, a small Central American country—about the size of New
National seminar on evangelism
Glen Eyrie experience inspires zeal for evangelism. Over 40 delegates from the Western Territory recently attended the 38th National Seminar on Evangelism (NSE), held in Glen Eyrie, Colo. “As a NSE skeptic…I was to be proved so wrong in my assumptions of
US Senate leadership summit
Western Salvation Army delegate attends US Senate leadership summit for young professionals. Jonathan Cederberg, fundraising coordinator for the Idaho Falls Corps, recently attended the Senate Leadership Summit for Young Professionals in Washington D.C. Cederberg was nominated by Senator Larry Craig to
Walla Walla offers after-school program
Salvation Army barbecue goes on despite theft. by Joanne Reinikka - Despite a theft a week earlier of their barbecue, the Walla Walla, Wash., Service Extension Center of The Salvation Army moved forward with a barbecue lunch recently to welcome youths planning
Temblor rattles Hawaii, Army responds
The Salvation Army in Hawaii activated its emergency response network across the state in response to the 6.6 magnitude earthquake that hit in the early hours of Sunday, October 15. Major Dave Hudson, Hawaiian and Pacific Islands divisional commander, reports that
Territorial Band premieres in Pasadena
Special guest vocalist Marjory Watson wows audience at territorial band’s first concert. by Jeff Curnow - Former Western Territorial Music Secretary Ivor Bosanko’s dream of reinstating the Western Territorial Band has been realized. Disbanded in 1927, due to the Great Depression, the
It’s no mystery, the Army gives hope
Hope Brigade enjoys high tea with Angela Lansbury. by Richard Pease - L-R: Steve Allen, Southern California Division executive director of development, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Allen and Major Steve Smith, Southern California Division secretary for program. Longtime Salvation Army supporter Angela Lansbury,