On the Corner
Earth stewardship by Bob Docter - First this: God created the Heavens and Earth – all you can see, all you don’t see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, and inky blackness. God’s spirit brooded like a bird above
Lost Opportunities
the spiceBox by Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel - I just passed my 70th birthday last month and the senior moments are coming fast and furious. Can’t believe it! I can remember when seventy was OLD! What happened? These days all those “I
Choose spring!
from theDesk of by Eda Hokom, Major - Spring is that amazing time of year when we see crocuses, and daffodils push their heads through the cold soil, and sometimes snow, to prove that winter is once again at its end. The
Still celebrating
sharperFocus by Erin Wikle - Weeks after yet another Easter has passed, my two year-old still asks, “More eggs, Mommy?” Her first successful Easter egg hunt has transformed a normal household staple into the most exciting experience my little one has undergone
Rescue from the body of death
inProcess by Glen Doss, Major - “This new life is cool,” said the young man, grinning broadly. He was sharing how he had emerged victorious following a particularly arduous conflict with his old sinful nature. He had applied his new faith tools
Elsewhere in the world
Elsewhere in the world by ENGLAND—The Salvation Army’s International Doctrine Council (IDC) recently held its semi-annual meeting at Sunbury Court in London. The council spent its first morning with the International Social Justice Council; Commissioner Christine MacMillan and Dr. James Read made
FrontLines
by Sue Schumann Warner - God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life. Psalm 51:10 (The Message) Tacoma adds to rolls On Easter Sunday, Tacoma, Wash., Citadel Corps Officers Majors Wes and Ruth Sundin
A summer of service
Wesstern young dults set to spread across the globe. For six weeks this summer, 29 young adults, ages 18-25, will represent the Western Territory on five continents, serving the Army in various capacities as part of Service Corps. The idea for this
A view from the inside of poverty
by Joe Posillico, Lt. Colonel - Starting last year, the tide began to turn for many living in the Bay Area. Jobs disappeared and with them a sense of stability. The Association of Bay Area Governments estimates that 4,030 jobs were
Victim or collaborator?
Khan takes a late-night call. by Buffy Lincoln with Rohida Khan - The phone rang at 10 p.m. The voice on the other end belonged to officer from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ICE had just completed a raid on two massage
The war against modern slavery
The Salvation Army responds to human trafficking. by Buffy Lincoln with Rohida Khan - History records that slave trading ended with President Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. In actual physical history, however, this has not played out. Quite to
Army partners with JICA to provide clean water
Two-and-a-half year project completed in Papua New Guinea. by Kiyoshi Higuchi - I was dispatched to Papua New Guinea from Japan in June 2006 as a project coordinator for Rural Community Development Support Project in the Gulf Province, which is funded by