A new source of light
Story and Photos by Christin Davis In a small northern California community of just 28,000 residents, down a winding residential road where many houses show tangible effects of the recession, a new $44 million, 60,000-square-foot Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc
On the corner “Family”
By Robert Docter, Editor-In-Chief Over the past few weeks I have been blessed with a magnificent celebration of family. It brought home to me the value of life within my nuclear and extended family. Events this June surpassed my wildest expectations.
Life lines “Easy Street”
By Ian Robinson, Major Development professionals throughout the Western Territory know how difficult it is to raise funds in these challenging times. It can take years of careful cultivation to get a donor to that mysterious point they call “the ask.”
From the desk of… “Presence”
By Sharron Hudson, Colonel In our busy day-to-day life, sometimes it’s difficult to just “be” and not “do.” What do I mean by that? We are called to spend quality time with the Lord in quiet, reading his Word, listening for
Sharper Focus “The cross: mythological relic or molecular rebar”
By Lawrence Shiroma, Major Is the cross a mythological relic, an idea forged out of the Bronze Age, but now meaningless and obsolete in the 21st century? Did you know that Scripture agrees in part with this? 1 Corinthians 1:18 says,
Prayer power “Miracles”
By Mervyn Morelock, Lt. Colonel “There are only two ways to live your life. One, as if nothing is a miracle. Two, as if everything is” (Albert Einstein). Billy Graham writes in Hope for the Troubled Heart, “I have found that people are the
Friends of Christ appointed
Army’s 41 newest lieutenants charged with service By Christin Davis Anticipation ran high for the Service of Appointments, the concluding meeting of The Gathering 2012, with 5,400 attendees from across the Western Territory. A parade of previous session flags and announcement of the
New ‘stars’ revealed at exclusive luncheon
Cadets recognize the support and encouragement of families and mentors at the Silver Star Banquet. By Buffy Lincoln Membership in the Fellowship of the Silver Star grew by 80 on June 8 as the members of the Friends of Christ Session met
Journey toward the heart of God
The Gathering’s Tabernacle of Prayer leads visitors back to the foundation of their faith. By Linda Madsen, Major Delegates at The Gathering, the Western Territory’s 2012 congress, could experience God at the “Tabernacle of Prayer,” a room at the Pasadena (Calif.) Convention
Gathered together to praise the Lord
Music and arts at The Gathering By Neil Smith From Alaska to San Diego, San Francisco to Albuquerque, Hawaii to the Republic of the Marshall Islands—and points in between—the Western Territory’s musicians and creative artists shared their talents with delegates at The
“Spirit! II: Empire” takes Army musicals into new era
General John Larsson (Ret.) reviews the premiere of a new Army musical. By General John Larsson (RET.) At 3 p.m. on June 8, when the house lights of the Pasadena Civic Auditorium went down and the scarlet stage curtain went up to
Thousands attend ‘Family Gatherings’
Something for everyone: a tea party, tailgate party, and kids’ carnival By Karen Gleason The “Family Gatherings,” on June 9, during the Western Territory’s congress included a women’s tea, men’s rally and kids’ carnival in Brookside Park at the Rose Bowl stadium