On the Corner
Ethos by Bob Docter - What do you suppose it is that holds your corps together? What keeps people coming back? What’s the “glue?” Is it an emotional pull from which people get good feelings triggered by those around them, where they sense
Cancer free
the spiceBox by Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel - It was the testimony we’d been waiting, praying, hoping, and trusting to hear. The battle had been long and hard, but at that moment the radiance that lit her face obliterated all trace of
Dan White: A man who beat the odds
inProcess by Glen Doss, Major - Dan White is on a mission. But recently that mission has changed. “People used to tell me: ‘you’re rushing toward death.’ The things I did in my addiction shame me today,” he confesses. “Now I apply that
Three persons with passion
sharperFocus by Lawrence Shiroma, Major - “The walls of Jerusalem have been torn down, and the gates have been destroyed by fire. When I heard these things, I sat down and wept” (Nehemiah 1:3-4). About 446 B.C., heartbreaking news of the destruction of
Elsewhere in the world
Elsewhere in the world by ISLE OF MAN—Businessman Bill Mummery participated in the Castletown New Year’s Day Swim—on the Isle of Man, located in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland—to raise funds for The Salvation Army. As an added bonus,
FrontLines – News briefs of the West
by Sue Schumann Warner - Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Keep “Raised Up” convention in prayer
Prayer support requested as World Youth Convention draws closer. Over 1,000 young Salvationists from around the world are preparing to attend the World Youth Convention, in Stockholm, Sweden, from July 15 – 18, 2010. The gathering, led by General Shaw Clifton
Protecting the Mission
Majors Ralph and Ivy Hood bring encouragement and knowledge to children's workers in Mexico. by James Hood, Major - Retired Western officers Majors Ralph and Ivy Hood were special guests at a recent Mexico Territory conference to benefit officers in charge of
General Eva Burrows (Ret.) honored
General Eva Burrows (Ret.) honored General Eva Burrows (Ret.), a living legend in The Salvation Army, was honored in a historic celebration in her home city of Melbourne on the Saturday night of Commissioning weekend in December 2009. Music, drama and
The doctrines of The Salvation Army
IDC: What we believe “I belong to The Salvation Army,” you say, when asked where you go to church. Perhaps you grew up in the Army; it’s always been a part of your life. You completed soldier classes and enrolled as a
International Doctrine Council Membership
International Doctrine Council Membership Attending Members: Comr William Francis, Chairman Canada & Bermuda (USA East) Comr Robert Street, Vice-chairman IHQ (United Kingdom) Lt-Col Karen Shakespeare, Secretary IHQ (United Kingdom) Major Rosemarie Brown IHQ (Caribbean) Major Philip Cairns Australia Eastern Comr Vibeke Krommenhoek Finland & Estonia (Netherlands) Mr
“Doctrine is the drama!”
In an uncertain world of shifting values, the International Doctrine Council maintains the Army's spiritual foundation. by William W. Francis, Commissioner, with Karen Gleason - The well-known British author and lay Anglican theologian Dorothy Sayers (1893-1957) produced a popular series of 12