Being a messenger
By Rob Docter, Editor-in-Chief - To the Messengers of Light. During your welcome meeting, as Territorial Commander Commissioner James Knaggs introduced the 52 of you new cadets to the territory, I began to focus on the first word of your session’s name—Messengers
Parents as Models
By Bob Docter, Editor-in-Chief - Father’s Day, often, arrives concurrently with the commissioning of cadets as it did last month, and thus does not take precedent in print. For me, however, Father’s Day nudges distant memories and awakens strong feelings that bring
A eulogy to Harry Sparks
By Rob Docter, Editor-in-Chief - My memories of Harry Sparks are all happy ones. He leaves us with an after-glow of smiles, and memories of experiences shared, of games won and lost while growing the camaraderie of Army musicians. When 13, his mother died. He “finished
Confronting bias
By Robert Docter - These last few days have found me dwelling on the issue of race in our society. It’s disturbing and unpleasant, but it is important. I thought we had come so much further only to discover that my
“Worship without sacrifice”
By Robert Docter, Editor-In-Chief - Gandhi listed “worship without sacrifice” as one of the world’s seven sins. Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Knowledge without character Commerce without morality Science without humanity Worship without sacrifice Politics without principle I read this the other day, and the trumpets sounded and
LXXXV
By Bob Docter - I think I have almost come to terms with who I am, with this multi-layered complexity called my self. I have moved from rejecting righteous assistance from others to an accepting self-awareness of many of my own inabilities. Now, stiff joints
On the Corner – “See you later, Don…”
by Bob Docter
In the shadow of the Santa Monica Mountains, the everlasting hills he loved so much, and under a warm, magnificent summer sun, nearly 800 friends, family and fellow Salvationists gathered at Camp Mt. Crags to celebrate the life