There’s more to giving thanks than merely acknowledging the gift!
BODY BUILDER by Terry Camsey, Major - I remember well when, as a young teenager, I was first allowed to play in the senior band at the corps in which I grew up. I was 14 and had just been commissioned a
FOCUS – Let the roller coaster ride begin
by Amanda Reardon, Captain It may sound foolish, but one of the most jarring, reality-adjusting, paradigm-shifting concepts that ever penetrated my life came from a line in the movie Parenthood. Toward the end of the movie, the main character complains at
In everything give thanks
by Carol Seiler, Major - “In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you.” I Thessalonians 5:18 This verse catches me short on occasion, I must admit—and I think that requires some confession and some explanation
On the Corner
Drawing a straight line somewhere by Robert Docter - There’s more to drawing a straight line freehand than one might imagine. You put the pencil down, then start moving your arm in some direction—hopefully, in the direction you want the line to
Frontlines – NEWS BRIEFS OF THE WEST
by Sue Schumann Warner - The life of a soul saver is the grandest, merriest, strangest life that can be lived on earth—the life of Jesus lived over again in us. It will cost you all, but it will be a
Promoted to Glory
Promoted to Glory Commissioner Stanley E. Ditmer was promoted to Glory on October 15, 2003 in Clearwater, Fla. Stanley was born in Youngstown, Ohio to Salvation Army officer parents on November 6, 1924. After graduating from high school, he entered the United
Concord band to visit Costa Rica
by Ernie Young - Under the direction of their bandmaster, Jim Black, the 38 members of the Concord Corps’ band are slated to visit the Latin America North Territory December 13 and 14. The band will be participating in that territory’s Commissioning
Partners in compassion
by Ted Horwood, Captain - For the second year, the officers of the Northwest Division have taken a love offering for an Army program. This year, $2,312 was raised, which will allow five former commercial sex workers to enter a training program
Morales reports on Iraq
by Amy Reardon, Captain - CAPTAIN ADAM MORALES (center) is shown here with Iraqi young people. In May of 2003, when Captain Adam Morales was first approached about serving three months in Iraq, he hesitated, concerned about his personal safety. Only minutes
Tile Wall honors Army’s heritage
by Olivia Yates - Legacy and loving memories are alive on the Western Territory’s Tile Wall of Honor at Crestmont College in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. The more than 200 tiles displayed to date commemorate officers, soldiers, families and friends “Visitors always
Thanksgiving meals feed hearts, souls
Throughout the West, in communities large and small, Salvationists will serve Thanksgiving meals to the lost, the lonely, and the down-and-out. A number of those served will be victims of the tragic fires that hit So. California. The Southern California Division will
Thousands homeless in California’s worst disaster
ONFLAGRATION by Kathy Lovin - With the San Diego and San Bernardino County wildfires approaching full containment, The Salvation Army’s relief effort has begun transitioning from emergency disaster response to short-term recovery as personnel try to help survivors, some of whom lost