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BRIDGE BUILDERS There was a lot of trash in the street and on the sparse grass along the sidewalk, and some of it had been thrown into the tin barrel and was burning slowly, keeping people warm. It was a
FOCUS – Exclusion and embrace
2001! A new year. New hopes. New ventures. One of the exciting new ventures for the Ethics Centre in 2001 will be a theology and ethics symposium that we are co-sponsoring with the international Doctrine Council. As part of
Alfonso Pacheco’s sword
IN PROCESS "I had a feeling it was a very evil thing--we were all dealing drugs out of our house. Then the devil got a hold of us, and we turned against one another." His soft-spoken words thick with
On the Corner
BY ROBERT DOCTER - I read about this guy Ignaz Semmelweiss the other day. He's the Viennese physician who, in 1847, posed an interesting question to himself. Why is it, he asked, that so many more babies live when they are
Let it snow…
by Colonel Phil Needham - Earlier on the day of this writing, Cadet Holly Needham, our youngest, called to tell us that snow had fallen in Atlanta the night before, leaving not only a glowing white carpet over the landscape, but
Frontlines — News Briefs of the West
As I understand it, the REAL millennium--2001--is ready to begin. (I guess we've been practicing for it all this year!) Isn't it wonderful to know that in this new millennium--and in every one of its mornings to come--God's mercies will
Promoted to Glory
Soldier Promoted to Glory Stanley F. Davey, a soldier at the Sacramento Citadel Corps, was promoted to Glory on November 20, 2000. His 45 years of continual service commenced at his commissioning as an officer in 1929. He served in corps
Tab kids sing on TV
Children in the Tabernacle Children's Chorus (T.C.C.), at the Pasadena Tabernacle Corps, are preparing for their television debut on Christmas Eve. Busy rehearsing since September, they recently received word they were selected to sing at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion as
Red Shield ‘family’ welcomes new soldiers
BY CAPTAIN RONALEE FENRICH The Anaheim Red Shield Corps recently welcomed two new junior and two new senior soldiers into our church family. While the number four may seem small, each of these new soldiers came into our
Metlakatla corps re-opens in Alaska
BY JENNI RAGLAND - The Metlakatla, Alaska, corps building was officially reclaimed as a "House of God" during the corps' rededication service. The events, attended by nearly 100 friends, soldiers and guests, also celebrated the completion of an extensive
Seattle ARC puts volunteers to work
CAPTAIN CAROL Southard, director of special services at Seattle's Adult Rehabilitation Center, instructs Safeco's volunteers in creating a computerized thrift store ticket. Over eighty executives and employees of the Safeco Insurance Company spent an entire day at the Seattle
Leadership education discipleship
The Western Territory's LEADS (Leadership, Education, and Discipleship School) is now seeking applicants for its 2001 session, which will be in session from March 12, 2001 to November 16, 2001. The school's mission is to prepare students for active