On the Corner
A letter to new officers by Bob Docter - Dear Lieutenant, Congratulations on your willingness to accept the most difficult, most exhausting, most enervating, most demanding responsibility ever asked of anyone. It’s true. Being a Salvation Army officer will provide you with dynamic,
Life in context
the spiceBox by Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel - One of the greatest challenges for the Christian is to live a life that is clearly in harmony with its context of the Christian faith. This requires a unique transparency that would allow public
Playing with fire
sharperFocus by Linda Manhardt, Major - I had been looking forward to it for weeks…my first visitor since I arrived in the Philippines! The cadets were away on summer assignment, and I needed to visit one cadet in a remote area, Bagio
Prayer power for Prayer Warriors
prayerPower by Mervyn Morelock, Lt. Colonel - It’s springtime for The Salvation Army! Following the commissioning of the Prayer Warriors session of cadets, The Salvation Army in the U.S. Western Territory will gain 27 new lieutenants who will march to their first
Elsewhere in the world
Elsewhere in the world by CZECH REPUBLIC—The Salvation Army reached the end of its emergency response to flooding in the north of the country but remains available to provide long-term help. All emergency work concluded in the village of Troubky, one of
FrontLines – News briefs of the West
by Sue Schumann Warner - He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God Micah 6:8 (NIV). Little Caesars assists
Western officers honored for long service
Western officers honored for long service 40 YEARS Major Eddie Patterson Major Patricia Froderberg Majoe Wayne Froderberg Major Carla Hogan Major Neal Hogan Major Linda Gillies 35 years Major C. Joseph Murray Major Florence Murray Major Victoria Shiroma Lt. Colonel Diane O’Brien Lt. Colonel David E. Hudson Lt. Colonel Sharron Hudson 30 Years Major Verna Hughes Major
Spiritual mentors
by Clarissa Ochoa - In Numbers 27:15-18 (NIV) we read: “Moses said to the LORD, ‘May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all mankind, appoint a man over this community to go out and come in before them, one
Stockton serves spaghetti to hundreds
The Salvation Army’s Stockton, Calif., corps served a no-cost spaghetti dinner on May 15, 2010. Corps Officers Captains Eric and Jasiel Tumale and volunteers welcomed more than 500 people to the outreach event. Tumale noted that the poor economy has hit
More accolades for Salem Kroc Center
In addition to the 2010 Innovative Architecture and Design Award from Recreation Management magazine (see New Frontier Vol. 28, issue 9), The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center in Salem, Ore., has received two more awards: the 2009 American
Boise program to remain open
The May 7, 2010, issue of New Frontier reported that the Marian Pritchett School (MPS) and The Salvation Army’s Booth Family Care Center, Boise, Idaho, might possibly close due to lack of funding from the state. On May 18, 2010,