The Army’s matchbox company – a theology of social action
Sharper Focus by Lawrence Shiroma, Major - Put the axe to the root. (Matthew 3:10) Fleming Rutledge in Christianity Today (June, 2008) wrote, “Our gospel has not always been big enough to motivate us to go beyond sympathy to actionto addressing such things
The Mayflower Compact?
Body builder by Terry Camsey, Major - I always get a kick out of it when I hear someone say that his or her ancestor (or ancestors) came over on the Mayflower. Having seen and boarded the “Mayflower” that sits in Plymouth
Think, then thank!
Prayer power by Mervyn Morelock, Lt. Colonel - “It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your Name O Most High” (Psalm 92:1). What character trait most clearly reveals a person’s moral and spiritual health? Is it love?
A different Thanksgiving
by Philip Swyers, Commissioner - What a difference a year makes in one’s life even in this great Salvation Army! When I think of Thanksgiving Day, my mind wanders back to when I was a boy sitting around our family’s dining room
Frontlines – News briefs of the West
by Sue Schumann Warner - “I myself am the resurrection and the life,” Jesus told her. “The man who believes in me will live even though he dies, and anyone who is alive and believes in me will never die at
Teddy Bear Tea – not just for kids
Annual Anchorage event supports Army programs. by Jenni Ragland - Governor Sarah Palin, Hannah Montana, Rapunzel, Snow White—stuffed and dressed, that is—and a couple hundred of their teddy bear friends were auctioned off at The Salvation Army’s 9th Annual Teddy Bear Tea
Shaq brings shoes to Phoenix South Mountain
The NBA star surprises 200 community center kids. by Mona Mcrevy - Promised a new pair of shoes, 200 kids from the Phoenix South Mountain Corps Community Center waited inside the gymnasium for staff to begin distributing when suddenly, the gym doors
Reno reflects on summer activities
Reno Corps adds Sundays in the Park and Adult Bible College to summer schedule. by Carole Miller and Major Doug Williams - The Reno Corps summer was busy and productive—and featured new events. Sundays in the Park: Once a month, July through September,
Army units see increased need
Long Beach Citadel responds to growing emergencies by Christopher Golden - Across the Western Territory, social services ministries of The Salvation Army are seeking ways to deal with the influx of individuals and families in emergency need of food and other items. Barbara
Cadets march in witness for Christ
CFOT travels to San Francisco for Fall Blitz by Lawrence Shiroma, Major - In early October, 47 cadets from the College for Officer Training at Crestmont, in six brigade formations under the leadership of Majors Steve and Marcia Smith, invaded San Francisco
Bells appointed to lead New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga
New roles commence in March 2009. The General has announced that Lt. Colonels Donald and Debora Bell, officers of the USA Western Territory currently serving respectively as chief secretary and territorial secretary for women’s ministries in the New Zealand, Fiji and