on the corner “Halfness”
By Robert Docter, Editor-In-Chief A few weeks after the death of his 6-year-old son, Waldo, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: The history of Christ is the best document of the power of character we have. A youth who owed nothing to fortune and who was
the spice box “A matter of choice”
By Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel The crowd was quiet, uneasy, but awed in the presence of greatness. Silvered hair shining in the sunlight, shriveled but still strong hands clasped around the staff that supported him, the great man let his gaze wander
from the desk of…LOve My CC MINISTRIES
By Diane O’Brien, Lt. Colonel I couldn’t help pointing out the bold letters! I often hear, “I wish we were still called League of Mercy.” But we’re not. Nor are we called “Community Care.” Let’s do it right—we are Community Care Ministries,
prayer power “Prayer changes things”
By Mervyn Morelock, Lt. Colonel Recently, my wife and I attended a Denominational Prayer Leaders Network Conference in Pasadena, Calif., where representatives of many denominations and parachurch organizations shared about their ministries and prayed for a spiritual awakening in America. Today—with the
Battle to BUSINESS
VETERAN, homeless entrepreneurs start small businesses with the help of The Salvation Army and Pepperdine University. By Dawn Wright Paul Crowley is not your average Pepperdine University student. He’s 61, part of an exclusive 20-student population attending Pepperdine’s Palmer Center Micro-Enterprise Program and
Knitting for others in the Netherlands
Territory implements campaign to knit for others. The art of knitting in the Netherlands is no longer considered dull or old fashioned. Rather, it is quite the trendy thing to do and The Salvation Army there is using knitting to revamp
By his grace I was saved
By Edward Oware, Cadet Once I was lost in a life of darkness, but Jesus found me and gave me new life. I was born in Ghana where all social expenses depend on one’s parents. Mine could not afford the high demand
‘Set Apart’—2013 Future Officers’ Fellowship Retreat
Annual event draws 183 Salvationists considering officership. By Joanne Louangamath, Captain Representing every division in the Western Territory, 183 individuals attended the 2013 Future Officer’s Fellowship retreat Feb. 8-10 at the Crestmont College for Officer Training. Under the leadership of Territorial Candidates’ and
Proclaim! Commissioning weekend 2013
This year’s events will be at the Pasadena Convention Center. By Martin Hunt The commissioning, ordination and appointments of the Proclaimers of the Resurrection Session of cadets will be the apex of a God-honoring weekend of worship and praise. The Commissioning weekend,