What ‘Love Wins’ Tells Us About Christians
A lot of controversy has come from Rob Bell's book Love Wins, but Relevant Magazine's Scot McKnight writes about 10 things that we can learn from it. Click to read the article.
Leadership moves announced
The following changes of appointment were recently announced by Territorial Commander Commissioner James Knaggs. Effective June 28, 2011 Lt. Colonel Ron Strickland, Mission Development Consultant; Lt. Colonel Pam Strickland, Mission Development Consultant. Major Victor Doughty, Territorial Secretary for Business Administration; Major Joan Doughty,
From the desk of…‘Oh, My Ma’ma!’
By Carolyn Knaggs, Commissioner When I was a little girl, my father used to sing this song to me: “Oh, my Ma’ma—to me she is so wonderful!” While I know he liked the music, I think he sang of a longing
The spice box- The Bride
By Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel According to Alfred Lord Tennyson, “In the spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” Traditionally, spring is the season when romance and marriage are in the air. Spring is here, and even though
Sharper focus- Are you a blogger for Jesus?
By Lawrence Shiroma, Major When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him (Isaiah 59:19b). Over 160 million public blogs—web logs or personal websites—exist today. If a revival is to
In process- ‘Many who are last will be first’
By Glen Doss, Major “The ground is level at the foot of the cross. Anyone can come there, for there is no cost” go the words of an old hymn. As an Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) chaplain, it is my habit
On the corner- How valuable is NAOC?
Robert Docter, Editor-In-Chief Much, much more than most imagine! In the grand history of things Army, the quadrennial national conference of Salvation Army advisory organizations is fairly recent—an out growth of the creation of the Army’s National Advisory Board (NAB) about 30
Relief teams respond to tornadoes in southern U.S.
The Salvation Army’s disaster relief units have been busy helping sufferers of the storms and tornadoes ripping through the southern United States for the past month. The Army began assisting tornado victims when first set of storms hit Pinellas County, Fla.
Army advisors assemble in Orlando
NAOC 2011 is a time to ‘Just Imagine.’ By Bob Docter and Christin Davis As April turned into May, over 2,000 Salvation Army advisory board members, officers and employees from across all four U.S territories assembled for the National Advisory
Meet the Munns
Lt. Colonels Richard and Janet Munn will be special guests at Commissioning 2011. The 2011 Commissioning, “Spirit Aflame,” includes a focus on spiritual life development as guests Lt. Colonels Richard and Janet Munn—principal of the International College for Officers and
Lytton Springs ARC welcomes community for Easter fun
Annual event has seen dramatic growth in recent years. By Cindy Engler More than 1,000 children, ages 2 to 12, swarmed the grand lawn at The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) in Lytton Springs, Calif., for the annual Community Easter Egg
We do not accept this abuse of power
Women are determined to confront family violence. By Barry Gittins Across Australia a shocking statistic is acknowledged by academics and social workers but largely unknown or ignored by the general community. One in four women in this country, throughout the span of