“Don’t it make your brown eyes blue?”
BODY BUILDER I happened to watch an Oprah Winfrey television program the other day and found myself absolutely fascinated. It was a rerun of what she called a "vintage program" originally aired in 1992 and featuring a schoolteacher well known
FOCUS – In darkest prison and the way out
I was e-mailed a copy of the text of one of Charles Colson's radio talks a couple of months ago. The general context was a discussion of the White House's Office of Faith-based Initiatives. But what jumped out was Colson's
On the Corner
BY ROBERT DOCTER - So who are you? Got any idea? Who defines you--I mean that voice in your inner ear that repeats on closed-loop tape your every strength and weakness? Are you held captive to that voice--locked
He has a right!
No, this isn't about abortion or any of those deep moral issues that elicit such passionate arguments pro and con. It is simply about the right to be ourselves--the right to have our own opinions, habits, strengths and weaknesses without
Frontlines — News Briefs of the West
"Genuine holiness will find its expression in unrewarded service to the last, the least and the lost." The Splendour of Holiness Frederick Coutts, General "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices,
Letters to the Editor
Cover photo Thank you for including Captain Joe Thompson as your cover photograph (August 15, 2001) as he participated in the sack race on his scooter with his son Danny pushing from the rear. This was one of many races for
Promoted to Glory
JACOB JOHN AMES, soldier at the Torrance Corps, was promoted to Glory unexpectedly on August 18, 2001. He was born on September 17, 1919 in Niagara Falls, NY. Jake was active in the Niagara Falls Corps, and always had
San Pedro breaks ground
(L-R) ENVOY DAVID Garcia, Lt. Colonel Alfred Van Cleef, Irene Mendoza, Dickie Simmons, and Captain Raymond Erickson-King dig in at the groundbreaking for the new San Pedro Corps. The San Pedro Corps recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the
Booth’s great-granddaughter calls on ARC
PICTURED AT the Anaheim ARC are (l-r) Captain Mandy Perez, Major Mary Doss, Vince Carter, Phyllis LeFeuvre, (William Booth's great-grandaughter), and Captain Beau Perez. BY CAPTAIN BEAU PEREZ - It started out as a routine call to donate a
Kids feel welcome in Santa Rosa TAM program
READY FOR CAMP--Youth in the TAM program look forward to an adventure. BY CAPTAIN LAURA ROBINSON - At first glance, the Santa Rosa Corp's Tutoring and Mentoring (TAM) summer program looks like any other day camp in the territory:
94-year-old Advisory Board member looks for ways to help
STANDING IN FRONT of the new library at the Riverside Corps' childcare center are (l-r): Major Rick Peacock, Riverside corps officer, Mary Vanderzyl, Hakeem Eubanks, John Vanderzyl, Brittney Rose and Cathy Hill, childcare director. Realizing the importance of reading for
Celebrity Soup Line supports programs
RICK NEUHEISEL, University of Washington football coach, spoke at the Celebrity Soup Line 2001. "The Salvation Army is a great team, with great desire and dedication," said University of Washington Husky football coach Rick Neuheisel, keynote speaker for Celebrity Soup