An incredible, caring, ministry
by Sue Schumann Warner - Hospice came into our lives on Mother’s Day 2002, and my family will forever be grateful for this incredible, caring ministry. Shortly after my father, Chuck Schumann, turned 85 he learned he had metastatic prostate cancer; x-rays
End of Life Issues and Hospice Care
Insight into the purpose and practice of hospice care. Rebecca McAleer, MSW, a social worker with TrinityCare Hospice, Torrance, Calif., - At the end of life She is sitting next to his bed, watching and waiting. The man who has been next
On the Corner
Brownie Johnson enters heaven by Robert Docter, Editor-In-Chief - True blue soldiers hear a distant bugle call from some far hill—its haunting sound calling through a dying dusk, its beauty floating on a warming wind into the darkening night—all is well—safely rest—God
The call of complacency
Sharper focus by I received a long anticipated call the other day. My husband, Chris had been away at a conference for nearly a week, and I was anxious for some good quality time over the phone. It wasn’t as though life
Mentoring takes root
PERSONAL REFLECTION For seven years, a Student Mentor Housing Program has allowed college students to pursue academic goals while living and working here at Camp Redwood Glen. To date some 40-50 young men and women have gone through the program, with
The quest for humility
In process by Glen Doss, Major - “I don’t think I see any arrogance in you,” observed the officer, leaning across his desk, staring holes in me. It was the occasion of the annual officers’ review, my first at this appointment; I
Frontlines – News briefs of the West
by Sue Schumann Warner - I tell you, love your enemies. Help and give without expecting a return. You’ll never—I promise—regret it. Live out this God-created identity the way our Father lives toward us, generously and graciously, even when we’re at
Majors Bill and Mary Dickinson enter retirement
Bill and Mary Dickinson first met as youngsters at the corps in Walla Walla, Wash., and dated while in high school. Bill then joined the Navy, serving for four years. In 1961 they married and were blessed with three children:
Promoted to glory
Promoted to glory Lt. Colonel Charles M. McIntyre Lt. Colonel Charles Miller McIntyre, 93, was promoted to Glory on June 23, 2006 from a hospital in Sonoma, California. Chuck was born in 1912 and met the Army as a young boy when a
Service Corps works in Germany during World Cup
The world gathers and The Salvation Army is there. by CHRISTIN DAVIS - The Western Territory sent a Service Corps team to Germany to participate in The Salvation Army World Cup outreach. Pictured (l-r) are Austin Anderson, Dana Coto, Michael Moore, Rachel
Army helps bombing and flood victims
Mumbai, India hit simultaneously by train bombings, heavy rains and severe localized flooding. Salvation Army officers in India were holding a meeting at their headquarters in Mumbai when news arrived that there had been explosions on trains in the city. Commissioner