Major John Webb
Nov. 20, 1938-April 16, 2016 Major John Webb, 77, was promoted to Glory April 16 from Surprise, Ariz. . John Webb was born Nov. 20, 1938, to a family of third-generation Salvationists. Webb and DeLois Bartee (Dee) were single cadets in the Pioneers
Major Dale Hill
March 12, 1934-April 28, 2016 Major Dale Hill, age 82, was promoted to Glory from Vancouver, Wash., on April 28. Hill met his future wife, Lyn, at a train station in Glendale, Calif., in 1949. They wed in June 1954, after
Retrain the brain
Neurofeedback treatment is helping veterans, recovering addicts and everyone in between find peace from the noise within. On the campus of a homeless shelter billed as “one of the largest west of the Mississippi,” it’s a small, dark room comparable in
Mentoring success
Corporate leader Diane Paddison founded an organization to mentor Christian women in the workplace. Salvation Army National Advisory Board member Diane Paddison is founder and president of 4word—a national network of professional Christian women committed to faith, family, work and
World Class
Carving out a successful career in music can prove a tall task, but a growing number of musicians are discovering an unlikely launchpad: The Salvation Army. Special occasions at the White House often mean special performances from the United States Marine
Never beyond grace
John Potter once rode with a biker gang, but now serves the community breakfast. “My story starts with a gallon of milk.” It might sound dramatic, but a gallon of milk from The Salvation Army food bank led John Potter
Empathic compassion
His rheumy eyes seemed on the verge of imminent discharge—without spark, listless, lacking in spirit—within ill fitting, almost hollow cavities in a tight, hard living face. He stood before me in the partially lit hallway, unkempt, unclean—unloved. Brown skin stretched
Art, not ads
Colette Miller couldn’t help but notice all of the vast blank walls and canvases in Los Angeles. They’d look better covered with something there, she thought. But not ads. Instead, she envisioned big, bright angel wings. So one day in 2012,
For all to read
With developing technology, biblical translation is happening faster than ever. Bible translation has always been a complicated and often controversial process. From the moment that Martin Luther first translated the Bible into German, he sparked a movement to translate the word of
Advancing Good: Editor’s Note
“What greater bliss than to look back on days spent in usefulness, in doing good to those around us.” - Dorothea Dix All around us, things are advancing. Have you noticed? Next-generation robotics are completing tasks from weed control to harvesting
Serving with skills
In her office near the Willamette River in downtown Portland, Mackenzie Neitling spends her days reviewing design goals, attending construction meetings and drawing architectural plans. Native to a city known for valuing individuality and outside-the-box thinking, Neitling plots tenant spaces for
SERVICE AT THE POINT OF NEED
Nearly 23,000 volunteers served over 161,000 people from 474 Service Extension units in The Salvation Army Western Territory last year. When the Vail Pass on the I-70 closes, stranding drivers on their way to Denver at over 10,000 feet above sea