On the Corner
So we'll roll the old chariot along by Bob Docter - Can bare fact make the cloth of a shining poem? In Sangamon County, Illinois, they remembered how The aged widow walked a mile from home to Bethel Chapel Where she heard the services
An open and shut issue
bodyBuilder by Terry Camsey, Major - The front cover of a Christian magazine stunned me recently. It referred to a new outreach initiative called “Back to church Sunday.” It wasn’t the focus that caught my attention so much as the illustration behind
Speaking plain
sharperFocus by Kelly Pontsler, Major - Window treatments. Do you remember when we just called them curtains? What is it about human nature that causes us to drift constantly towards loftier descriptions of ordinary things? I was watching one of those cake-making competitions
A small request-just one line
prayerPower by Mervyn Morelock, Lt. Colonel - The other day I had an e-mail asking me to forward a prayer request. Like most of us, I receive many requests to send on surveys, pictures, petitions, devotional thoughts, etc. I rarely do, because
Recently Retired
Recently Retired by Majors Jerry and Donna Ames At a recent luncheon at the new Kroc Center in Salem, Ore., Majors Jerry and Donna Ames celebrated 31 years each of service as Salvation Army officers. Their retirement followed the weekend opening and dedication
Elsewhere in the world
Elsewhere in the world by ESTONIA—Captains Daniel and Anya Henderson—Western Territory officers—recently transferred from Narva, Estonia, to Tannill, the capitol city. Two weeks after their arrival, they held a Mom and Tots camp in Loksa, about an hour east of Army headquarters.
FrontLines – News briefs of the West
by Sue Schumann Warner - Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out
Making a splash
The Salvation Army in Yuma, Ariz., invites the community for a swim. More than 600 people participated in a free family fun day at Yuma’s new aquatic center, thanks to a partnership between the Yuma Corps, The Salvation Army Boys and
What’s happening at…Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Commencing with a red carpet event on May 8, 2009, the Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, Coeur d’Alene, Ida., opened its doors to a crowd of thousands anxious to see everything the center had to offer. Five months
Donating made easy
Target facilitates housewarming gifts to the Army. To encourage “housewarming” gifts for its new shelter—currently under remodel—the San Bernardino, Calif., corps has registered with Target stores, hoping the community will help out by purchasing necessities like pillows, blankets and bedding. Target