A multicultural Thanksgiving
by Robert Docter - I wonder what the discussions were like just before the Pilgrims decided to invite the Indians to a significant harvest dinner celebration with the onset of their second winter only a few weeks away? It is late autumn
On the Corner
Peace and harmony by Robert Docter, Editor-In-Chief - This list of things desired as essential was found in Old St. Paul’s church, Baltimore, and was dated 1692. In the struggle for peace in our lives the advice has relevance for us even
Messing with metaphors!
Body Builder by Terry Camsey, Major - Once in a while, when I am working with a corps council, I’ll ask each member to think of a metaphor that describes the corps. The answers can be very illuminating. For example, I might say,
Life skills
Sharper Focus by Kelly Pontsler, Major - I’ve been convinced for a long time that two of the most important things you can teach a child are how to swim and how to read. I was reminded of the first recently, as
Thanks, feeling, fact, faith, praise
Prayer Power by Mervyn Morelock, Lt. Colonel - “Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heaven; praise him in the heights! Praise the Lord from the earth” (Psalm 148:1,7 NRSV). It’s Thanksgiving time in America. I’ve often wondered if many other countries
Las Vegas canteen assists in fire relief
Nevada couple pilots mobile kitchen to Ramona, Calif. by Kathy Lovin - Dr. Skip Parker can hardly contain his excitement. He and his wife Susan, also a doctor, are on the maiden voyage of The Salvation Army mobile kitchen from Las Vegas,
A honky-tonk hello
Army thrift store features unique greeter by Adam Pearson - Jim Weaver is a honky-tonk man in a secondhand store. A musician with a sway to his posture and a twang in his voice, Weaver, a salt of the earth kind of
Kroc Center hosts volunteer organizations
Salvation Army brings together volunteer groups to share lunch and ideas When the fires started in San Diego County on October 21, volunteers from dozens of organizations mobilized, helping people in hundreds of ways. As the community moves from emergency response
National Divisional Youth Leaders Conference held in Texas
Trained and encouraged by Lisa R. Smith, Captain - Early this month 120 divisional and territorial youth leaders from all over North America gathered for the National Divisional Youth Leaders Conference at Camp Hoblitzelle in Midlothian, Texas. The purpose for the gathering?
“Extreme Makeover” Congo style
Team from Southwest Division takes second trip to Democratic Republic of Congo. by Pene Mathison - Fifteen volunteers from the Southwest Division recently completed a 21-day mission trip to Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—the division’s Partner in Missions
Art in the Inner City
Hundreds of volunteers work together in South Los Angeles by Robert Brennan - This October, volunteers from Time Warner Cable, Boys and Girls club of Venice, HBO, Warner Bros. Studios, and members of the South Los Angeles community took part in creating