On the Corner
Bridging Division by Robert Docter - In groups––take a church for instance––divisiveness occurs when a unified congregation somehow splits. How does that happen? It usually starts with one discontented and divisive person. Quietly the contagion of discontent spreads. Soon, people begin arguing
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor DOING THE MOST GOOD HALLELUJAH for DTMG! It’s time for The Salvation Army to stand up and be counted! As a retired employee of The Salvation Army with 17 years experience, I was often frustrated and chagrined that
Pyramids and paradoxes
Body Builder by Terry Camsey, Major - Have you noticed that the more options you have, the more difficult it is to make choices? This is true in many settings but, it seems to me, particularly so in some restaurants where there
Transforming lives in the wake of disaster
Sharper Focus by S. E. Horwood, Captain - For The Salvation Army, Doing the Most Good means more than being on hand immediately after a disaster occurs; it also means remaining there to help restore peoples’ lives. It seems inevitable that as Christians
Finding the Lord at The Rock
In Process by Glen Doss, Major - At the sound of the thud, the child flinched. His face clouded as he methodically made his way to the front door, and opened it to an all too familiar sight: sprawled out upon the
Frontlines – News Briefs of the West
by Sue Schumann Warner - Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people,
Promoted to Glory
Promoted to Glory Mrs. Brigadier Joan Crombie was promoted to Glory September 18 from Somerfield Place, Fresno, Calif. Joan was born May 6, 1916 in Kirby, Wyoming. Her family moved to Klamath Falls, Oregon, where Joan was converted at age ten in
Majors James and Peggy Ross retire
After 35 years of serving together as Salvation Army officers, Majors James and Peggy Ross have retired from active duty. Both Jim and Peggy were called to ministry at a young age. Jim first heard the call at age eight in
The smallest enemy
by Ian Robinson, Captain - Western officers Captains Ian and Isobel Robinson serve in Singapore at the Peacehaven Nursing Home for the Aged as director and assistant director. Stationed there since March 2004, they send regular reports home on their life
Army responds in Pakistan
The Salvation Army to provide aid in the form of tents, food, water and clothing to areas devastated by earthquake. by Ted Horwood, Captain - Lt. Colonel Cedric Sharp, Pakistan’s chief secretary, confirmed that the British High Commission has asked The Salvation