To those who call themselves Messengers of Light
Let your little light shine, shine, shine Let your little light shine oh my Lord Maybe someone’s down in the valley trying to get home, trying to get home. (trad. gospel) Have you ever noticed that newer cars seem to have brighter headlights?
April thoughts
By Bob Docter - January says: OK—I’m gonna start over. February says: be kind. I’m small. March says: bye, bye winter and roars a fearless roar. And then, aaahh, April with showers and flowers, invites us in. Welcome. I have lived through multiple Aprils and have
Staying Positive
By Bob Docter - So, how positive are you right now? I mean “overall positive”—no negatives. Does your entire persona approach life with an optimistic spirit? It’s hard to be optimistic when things go wrong, when the opposition is winning, when the
Poverty: so what?
Happy New Year!? How will it be for you? You know, you are the decision maker about what happens to you in 2016. What do you think? How will that life personify you? Will it be good or bad, up instead
Our Christmas
By Bob Docter - December dates fill up fast, all in anticipation of Christmas day, Dec. 25. The calendar reflects the action and shouts “busy” to onlookers. Early activities often become separate from those surrounding Christmas. Social events provide opportunities to discover
Jesus and Justice
By Bob Docter - Many more sermons need to preached on matters of social justice. It was a principal cause in the ministry of Jesus. To ignore it allows one to forget it. Churches have a great responsibility in linking Jesus
Becoming sustainable
By Bob Docter - People toss this concept around considerably. Often, they do so without sufficient definition as to its meaning. Meaning requires an additional word. What do you want to sustain? Without that context, the word simply explains that you
A bold Booth builds an army
By Bob Docter - Yes, Booth led boldly, but he let Bramwell, one of his nine children, beat the drum. He seemed, always, to believe he was on the right track, in complete harmony with God’s will, certain of his goals
The people’s General
By Bob Docter - The Lord certainly asked much of her. She always delivered with courage, commitment, skill, knowledge and excellent tact. She had a personal magnetism that drew people to her. There was an indescribable warmth in her relationships with those
Taking stock
By Robert Docter - My title, an old expression, means doing an inventory—figuring out what you’ve got on the shelves, what’s moving off the shelves that people want to buy, what’s currently attractive, and what’s not going anywhere. Basically, it asks how
Light
By Bob Docter, Editor-in-Chief - The lights go “on” as darkness invades the day. They share space as they overlap each other and confront the dark. They warm human hearts. They shift valences from negative to positive as moods turn. The darkness
Is addiction a disease or a disorder?
By Bob Docter, Editor-in-Chief - The Western Territory has initiated a vital closing of a serious program gap by beginning to link advanced Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) participants to local corps programs prior to completion. A two-year trial study indicates an