On the Corner
Don't be downhearted, cheer up, cheer up by Bob Docter - Many seem to have forgotten the next line of that little Sunday school chorus. Remember it? Many haven’t sung it in decades. Have you? Even more have never heard it. How about you?
I choose hope
the spiceBox by Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel - Remark by a guest participant on a national television news commentary: “The economy is rebounding at an unexpected rate.” Late April headlines in the local newspaper: UNEMPLOYMENT IN COUNTY REACHES 18 PERCENT! What are we to
Giving back
sharperFocus by Kelly Pontsler - We did it! We packaged a million meals in San Francisco to support the ongoing disaster relief effort in Haiti. Well—1,019,568 to be exact—and we did it in one long day! What a fabulous sight to see
Preparing for battle!
prayerPower by Mervyn Morelock, Lt. Colonel - “The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle
Elsewhere in the world
Elsewhere in the world by CANADA—In dense fog early on the morning of May 29, 1914, the RMS Empress of Ireland sunk off the coast of Quebec in the St. Lawrence estuary after being struck by the Norwegian coaler SS Storstad. This
FrontLines – News briefs of the West
by Sue Schumann Warner - And the Lord shall guide you continually, and satisfy you in drought and in dry places, and make strong your bones. And you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water, whose
In the twinkling of an eye
by Ken Mowery - Each year in mid-April, the city of Long Beach, Calif. hosts the Toyota Grand Prix. It takes place right outside Western Territorial Headquarters. I just spent three days trackside at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. What
New soldier enrollment in Whittier, Calif.
The Whittier Corps celebrated Easter by welcoming four new senior soldiers as Major Charles Gillies enrolled Maudie Sanchez, Shone’na Tate, Marianna Kleemann and Anthony Delgado. Marianna came to the Army through the Brazilian congregation, Anthony and Shone’na came through the
Mid-Columbia Corps celebrates Easter
Youth enrollments and activities emphasized in Richland, Wash. The Mid-Columbia Corps began Easter celebrations on Palm Sunday with the commissioning of Rachel Boyce as the new Young People's Sergeant Major. Captains Michael and Kelley Lutcher, divisional youth leaders, along with Divisional
Honoring the past–preparing for the future
CFOT to rename two buildings at Crestmont on Commissioning weekend. by Jennifer Perine, Captain - This year, amidst the excitement of The Salvation Army’s commissioning weekend, another noteworthy event will be the naming of two buildings on the Crestmont campus in honor
Corps programs encourage dirty fingernails for kids and “timeouts” for moms.
Corps programs encourage dirty fingernails for kids and "timeouts" for moms. by Roger Miller - Aside from producing plentiful crops of vegetables and fruit, the gardens at The Salvation Army’s Broomfield, Colo., corps continually yield the bounty of God’s graces: food, friendship,