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The War Cry | NOVEMBER 2015
A L S O I N T H I S I S S U E
November
National Commander's
Message
4
Letter from the Editor 4
Frontlines
5
Conversation
8
Veterans Services
10
Centered on the Right People 15
Bible Study
30
In the Moment
32
Essence
34
iRony
36
Ask Aunt Sally
38
In Focus
39
Mind+Body+Spirit
40
Resources
41
How I Met the Army
42
F E A T U R E S
12
A Home for
Our Heroes
The Salvation Army's
Veterans Residence in
St. Louis, Missouri,
has provided life-
changing support
to vulnerable and
homeless veterans
and much-needed
development to
Midtown.
and
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"
Valor is stability, not of legs and arms,
but of courage and the soul.
"
-- Michel de Montaigne
On the Cover: Cover illustration by Danny Hahlbohm (www.inspired-art.com)
WORKING THROUGH
THE PAIN
Salvation Army staff and volunteers from
Roseburg, Oregon served meals to first
responders and provided physical and
spiritual nourishment in the aftermath of the
horrifying shootings in Oregon last month.
For suggestions for working through pain
when such tragedies occur, visit
www.salvationarmyexpectchange.org
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Two Air Force
Vets, One Divine
Deployment
Darrell and Crystal Gull
make a dynamic team as
soldiers of the Colorado
Springs Corps, and they view
their combined deployment
as a gift from God.
From Iraq to
Kansas City
After serving three tours
in the Army, Vincent
Morales found his "true
calling" with his role at
the Salvation Army's
Supportive Services for
Veteran Families program.
Intentional
Thanksgiving
As Ava Pennington writes,
some of God's names and
attributes can be difficult to
understand and accept, but
they are part of the complete
picture of God's glory.
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