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The War Cry | CHRISTMAS 2014
"[Jesus' birth] was the dignity of the Almighty strength
allying itself with human weakness, in order to raise
it. It was the dignity of eternal wisdom shrouding itself
in human ignorance, in order to enlighten it. It was the
dignity of everlasting, unquenchable love... "
~ C
A T H E R I N E
B
O O T H
"God is here. This truth should fill our lives,
and every Christmas should be for us a new and special
meeting with God, when we allow His light and grace
to enter deep into our soul."
~ J
O S E M A R � A
E
S C R I V �
"As I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but
conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the
rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog."
~ P
H I L I P
Y
A N C E Y
"And now brothers, I will ask you a terrible question, and
God knows I ask it also of myself. Is the truth beyond all
truths, beyond the stars, just this: that to live without Him
is the real death, that to die with Him the only life?"
~ F
R E D E R I C K
B
U E C H N E R
"The mystery of God in the Babe was the beginning
of the mystery of God on the Cross."
~ B
R A M W E L L
B
O O T H
"Jesus, sinless Son of God, was taking His place alongside
sinful men, not as one of them, but as One for them."
~ F
R E D E R I C K
C
O U T T S
MY IDEA OF
CHRISTMAS
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GENERAL
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EFFREY
NATIONAL COMMANDER
The Salvation Army Territorial Commanders
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AUL
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EILER
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B
ARRY
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WANSON
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ONALD
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ELL
Southern Territorial Commander
J
AMES
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NAGGS
Western Territorial Commander
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