International Theology and Ethics Symposium
Delegates meet to discuss theology, ethics and holiness. Forty-nine of The Salvation Army’s theological thinkers and ethicists—representing 26 territories around the world—met at Sunbury Court in Thames, England, on Oct. 7-10, 2010, for the International Theology and Ethics Symposium. This was the
On the Corner
Adolescence--thoughts for parents by Bob Docter - I had my twin adolescent grandchildren in the car the other day. They are “great kids.” They’re seniors in high school. I asked them: “What is the number one stressor in your lives these days?”
Following the harvest (John 4)
the spiceBox by Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel - Migrant workers are a familiar sight in farming communities. They follow the crops in the harvest season, and many a farmer relies on the labor they provide. Much of the work is backbreaking, requiring
From generation to generation
sharperFocus by Victor Leslie, Lt. Colonel - I was thumbing through the King James Version Bible that my father gave me more than 30 years ago, when the phrase “from generation to generation” came to mind. I had read Luke 1:50, And
Removing the cloak of self-deception
inProcess by Glen Doss, Major - Winners loom large against the landscape of my memory: brave souls who dared venture into the realms of their own psyches and, with the help of the Lord Jesus Christ, rooted out flawed habitual thinking patterns
FrontLines – News briefs of the West
by Karen Gleason - Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against you (Psalm 119:11, NKJV). Yakima’s “Hat Lady” entertains Home League The Yakima (Wash.) Home League—led by Major Chris Morrow, corps officer, and Dorothy Woodward, league
San Diego Chargers score big with Salvation Army
Football team gives back to their community each week--serving the homeless. by Suzi Woodruff Lacey - The San Diego Chargers win every Thursday evening in San Diego! For the past 12 years, players, coaches and staff have faithfully provided and served dinner
Salvation Army treasures revealed
Museum of the West opens its doors to the public. by Karen Gleason - After years of keeping its treasures secure but unavailable for public viewing, The Salvation Army’s Museum of the West—located on the campus of the College for Officer Training
Serving Chile’s mining families
Salvation Army helps children in Calama, Chile. by Luis Uribe - People worldwide witnessed the rescue of the 33 Chilean miners trapped more than 2,000 feet underground for 69 days. With all of the media coverage and volunteers from all over the
New facility for kids of Oak Park
Ground broken for new child development center in Sacramento County by Sydney Fong - The Salvation Army of Sacramento County (Calif.) held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new child development center in the Oak Park area on Sept. 21, 2010. The new
Wild west welcomes territorial leaders
Southwest Division enrolls new soldiers at a united meeting. Commissioners James and Carolyn Knaggs’s tour of the Western Territory touched down in the Southwest Division’s Valley of the Sun, for a united soldiers’ rally on Oct. 1, 2010. The Mesa (Ariz.)