“Hallelujah” sang the boys in the choir
In sparkling white choir robes amid blowing smoke, the boys of the Tabernacle Children’s Chorus (Pasadena, Calif.) sang with Michael Bolton on ABC’s hit television program Dancing with the Stars. The boys sang back-up to Leonard Cohen’s classic folk song
Salvation Army treasures revealed
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 (CFOT) at Crestmont—is now open to the public. Under the direction of
Salem Kroc celebrates first year
Friends of The Salvation Army Kroc Center in Salem, Oregon, celebrated the center’s first birthday Oct. 1-3. The weekend featured free community events, a donor reception, and a united service and soldier enrollment. Major Donna Ames is the Kroc Center
“All the World’s” new look
For the first time in 10 years, All the World—The Salvation Army’s longest-running international magazine—has redesigned its format.
San Diego Chargers score big with Salvation Army
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 to the homeless at the downtown Salvation Army Centre City Corps. On a recent
From the Desk of … From generation to generation
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,
From the Desk of … Abba Father (Father, dear Father)
by Pam Strickland, Lt. Colonel
Recently, Ron and I took a trip to Australia to be with our daughter, who had just been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Thus began our journey into the unknown. Will she get the best
The Spice Box – Following the harvest (John 4)
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
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?” They immediately replied
Wild west welcomes territorial leaders
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.) Convention Center was near capacity with close to