The magic bullet
Body Builder I was fascinated, some years ago, by the story "Acres of Diamonds," quoted by Earl Nightingale in some of his motivational material. As I recall, it was about an African farmer who, hearing tales of others who had discovered
Focus – The almost Christian
For the past couple of years the Ethics Center has sponsored a "journal club." It's really not as stuffy and academic as the name sounds--honest. Once a month 12 or 15 of us get together for breakfast and talk about
Luis Sharpe: “My faith carried me through”
As the preacher's passionate words resounded within the prison walls the former NFL lineman, responding to the Holy Spirit, squirmed nervously in his seat, stood shakily, and then went forward. Reflecting today on that intense, emotional moment, Luis Sharpe, 42, relates:
On the Corner
Complexity in finding "the good" BY ROBERT DOCTER - Recent events within the last year or so - or night or so - some distance away or close to home - cause us to shake our heads in confusion and painfully consider
Adapting to change
My entire life would change in a matter of a few weeks--at least, so I thought. I heard the voice on the other end of the phone telling me I would be moving, and would be going out of the
Frontlines – News Briefs of the West
"Show mercy," said Catherine Bramwell-Booth in Messages to the Messengers. "No soul was made poor by loving too much, or injured by forgiving too often." Below are just a few instances of love and forgiveness demonstrated by Salvationists in the West
Saunders retire, head West
DEPART FROM IHQ Commissioners Robert and Carol Saunders After many years of distinguished service, Commissioners Robert and Carol Saunders recently entered honored retirement. Born in Melbourne, Australia to officer parents, Commissioner Robert Saunders is the great-grandson of pioneering officers of the Army
Captain Ida Bennett: “The martyr of Spokane”
BY FRANCES DINGMAN - Captain Ida Bennett was one of the first corps officers in Vancouver, Wash. Born in El Dorado County, Calif. in 1863, she qualified as a teacher at San Jose Normal School. She taught in San Bernardino for
Colonel Robert Tobin promoted to Glory
Colonel Robert Tobin, retired, a friend of many in the territory was promoted to Glory on Saturday, October 19, 2002 about 1:00 p.m. Mrs. Colonel Marianne Tobin and his sister Commissioner Doris Noland were at his bedside at the time
Bali bomb explosion kills 183; Army personnel assist in rescue effort
Army officers, soldiers and volunteers assisted paramedics and others in the rescue effort and helped carry dead bodies following the bombing of the Sari Club, a Bali Island night spot off the coast of Indonesia favored by tourists. Close to
So. Cal. band is Hong Kong bound
A band comprised of musicians from across the Southern California Division will be traveling to Hong Kong to participate in the Hong Kong Command's 2002 Congress, Commissioning and Officers' Councils in November. Under the direction of Divisional Music Ministries Director Bandmaster
Social Services to convene in Orlando
March 15-19 BY GORDON BINGHAM - "Bread for my Neighbor," the title of General Frederick Coutts' 1978 book exploring the "social influence of William Booth," will be the theme for the ninth annual National Salvation Army Social Service Conference in 2003. General