Gob-smacked!
Body Builder by Terry Camsey, Major - I’m in the middle of reading Fresh Power by Jim Cymbala, pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle. A phrase he uses has been running around my mind for several days. It says: “God…wants the church to be
A season of new beginnings
by Amanda Reardon, Captain - Forget January, fall is the season of new beginnings. I offer my own sixteen-year-old son as proof: he cleaned his room. He’s been waking up early. These things are practically revolutionary in our house. You know how
Pursuing the vision
by Donald Hostetler, Mayor - Not everyone who calls another “a visionary” intends it as a compliment. It has sometimes been used in derogation to suggest an approach to life which is unrealistic. You know the idea (it is spoken with
On the Corner
Captains courageous? by Robert Docter - Oh Captain, save us from a retreat into religion! The religion I’m talking about is what happens when we find ourselves “going through the motions”—singing our songs—playing our horns—strumming our guitars—obediently following the prescribed rules of the
FRONTLINES – News Briefs Of The West
by Sue Schumann Warner - To get a man soundly saved it is not enough to put on him a pair of new breeches, to give him regular work, or even to give him a university education. These things are all
Major Tom Cisar stays the course
Promoted to Glory <> Major Tom Cisar On September 3, with family by his side, Major Tom Cisar was promoted to Glory from the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif. Born in Eddystone, Penn. on May 6, 1930, Tom moved as
Van Cleefs enter active retirement
<> LT. COLONELS ALFRED AND SHERRYL VAN CLEEF Lt. Colonels Alfred and Sherryl Van Cleef recently entered active retirement as Salvation Army officers, after over forty years of service together. A fourth-generation Salvationist, Al served in the US Army as a military
Loves celebrate nearly 40 years of service
by Jennifer Byrd - <> LT. COLONELS RICHARD AND BETTIE LOVE Around 300 friends, family and officers gathered at Camp Redwood Glen in the Santa Cruz Mountains to bid a fond farewell to Golden State Divisional Commanders Lt. Colonels Richard and Bettie
Silvercrest coordinators discuss HUD roles
<> Sylvia Karl of Southern California Presbyterian Homes shares information on service coordination. Major Carol Pontsler, consultant for Silvercrest Residences, was instrumental in the planning and implementation of the conference. Interest ran high as six Silvercrest residences service coordinators and two
Army responds to continued threat to Gulf states, Caribbean
Hurricanes DESTRUCTION FROM THE recent storms along the Gulf coast is seen in this photo from Florida. (TAMPA, FL) – Transitioning in some Florida communities from critical disaster relief to second-phase recovery, The Salvation Army announced plans to open multiple recovery
Visionaries receive enthusiastic welcome
by Robert Docter - COMMISSIONER BILL LUTTRELL presents the Visionaries session flag to Cadet Jonathan Harvey during the welcome of cadets at the Tustin Ranch Corps. “It is good that God calls people to be visionaries.” So spoke Lt. Colonel Donald Bell,
It’s all about kids
<> Soccer Camp a Success in Denver By Juan Soto - “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” Mark 10:14 (NIV) The Denver Citadel Corps, Colo., under the leadership