Major Mark Haslett
The Salvation Army
kAm k^Am
kAmx 92G6 DA@<6? H:E9 >2?J A6@A=6 H9@ 36=:6G6 2== C6=:8:@?D 2C6 E96 D2>6] %96 @=5 D2J:?8[ “p== C@25D =625 E@ 962G6?[” :D ?@E ECF6] %9:D EJA6 @7 =@8:4 =625D >6 E@ 36=:6G6 x 4@F=5 8@ E@ @FC EC2:? DE2E:@?[ 3FJ 2 E:4<6E E@ z2?D2D r:EJ[ 3@2C5 E92E H6DE3@F?5 EC2:?[ 2?5 2CC:G6 :? $E] {@F:D] x 92G6 E@ 8@ H96C6 E96 EC2:? 8@6D] x7 x H6?E E@ z2?D2D r:EJ[ AFC492D65 2 E:4<6E E@ r9:428@ 2?5 3@2C565 E92E A=2?6[ x H@F=5 ?@E 8@ E@ {@D p?86=6D]k^Am
kAmy6DFD D2:5[ “x 2> E96 H2J[ E96 ECFE9[ 2?5 E96 =:76] }@ @?6 4@>6D E@ E96 u2E96C 6I46AE E9C@F89 |6]” Wy@9? `cieXk^Am
kAm%96C6 :D 2 H6==\<?@H? D2J:?8[ “p== 6G:= ?665D E@ EC:F>A9 :D 7@C 8@@5 A6@A=6 E@ 5@ ?@E9:?8]” x C646?E=J C625 E92E G6CD6 282:? :? y2>6D ci`fi “%96C67@C6[ E@ 9:> H9@ <?@HD E@ 5@ 8@@5 2?5 5@6D ?@E 5@ :E[ E@ 9:>[ :E :D D:?]”k^Am
kAmxE :D :?E6C6DE:?8 E@ ?@E6 E92E y2>6D 92D ;FDE AC6G:@FD=J >6?E:@?65 E96 3C6G:EJ @7 =:76 :? G6CD6 `c “]]] *@F 5@ ?@E <?@H H92E H:== 92AA6? E@>@CC@H] u@C H92E :D J@FC =:76n xE :D 6G6? 2 G2A@C E92E 2AA62CD 7@C 2 =:EE=6 E:>6 2?5 E96? G2?:D96D 2H2J]”k^Am
kAm{:76 :D D9@CE[ 6G6? :7 J@F =:G6 E@ 36 `__] v:G6? E96 E@C?25@ 5:D2DE6CD :? |:DD@FC:[ x 36=:6G6 :7 H6 72:= E@ 8:G6 96=A[ :E H@F=5 4@?DE:EFE6 2 8C62E D:?]k^Am
kAmx? E@52J’D H@C=5[ :E :D 364@>:?8 >@C6 5:77:4F=E E@ 5:DE:?8F:D9 r9C:DE:2?D 7C@> @E96C A6@A=6i }2>6=J[ D9@F=5 r9C:DE:2?D =@@<[ 24E[ 5C6DD 2?5 36=:6G6 E96 D2>6 2D 2== @E96C A6@A=6n $9@F=5 ?@E E96 r9C:DE:2? 36 5:776C6?E 7C@> @E96CDnk^Am
kAm|2?J E:>6D :? E96 49FC49[ H6 2C6 BF:4< E@ A@:?E @FE E96 24E:G6 D:?D @7 @E96C A6@A=6 2?5 @G6C=@@< @FC @H? D:?D @7 @>:DD:@?] x 4@F=5 >2<6 2? 6IEC6>6=J =2C86 =:DE @7 @3G:@FD D:?D A6@A=6 4@>>:E :? p>6C:42[ :?4=F5:?8[ 3FE ?@E =:>:E65 E@[ E96 =:DE 8:G6? :? tI@5FD a_ik^Am
kAmbi “*@F D92== 92G6 ?@ @E96C 8@5D 367@C6 |6]k^Am
kAmci “*@F D92== ?@E >2<6 7@C J@FCD6=7 2 42CG65 :>286 — 2?J =:<6?6DD @7 2?JE9:?8 E92E :D :? 962G6? 23@G6[ @C E92E :D :? E96 62CE9 36?62E9[ @C E92E :D :? E96 H2E6C F?56C E96 62CE9jk^Am
kAmdi *@F D92== ?@E 3@H 5@H? E@ E96> ?@C D6CG6 E96>] u@C x[ E96 {@C5 J@FC v@5[ 2> 2 ;62=@FD v@5[ G:D:E:?8 E96 :?:BF:EJ @7 E96 72E96CD FA@? E96 49:=5C6? E@ E96 E9:C5\ 2?5 7@FCE9\ 86?6C2E:@?D @7 E9@D6 H9@ 92E6 |6]k^Am
kAmei qFE D9@H:?8 >6C4J E@ E9@FD2?5D[ E@ E9@D6 H9@ =@G6 |6 2?5 <66A |J 4@>>2?5>6?ED]k^Am
kAmfi “*@F D92== ?@E E2<6 E96 ?2>6 @7 E96 {@C5 J@FC v@5 :? G2:?[ 7@C E96 {@C5 H:== ?@E 9@=5 9:> 8F:=E=6DD H9@ E2<6D w:D ?2>6 :? G2:?]k^Am
kAmgi “#6>6>36C E96 $2332E9 52J[ E@ <66A :E 9@=J]k^Am
kAmhi $:I 52JD J@F D92== =23@C 2?5 5@ 2== J@FC H@C<[k^Am
kAm`_i qFE E96 D6G6?E9 52J :D E96 $2332E9 @7 E96 {@C5 J@FC v@5] x? :E J@F D92== 5@ ?@ H@C<i J@F[ ?@C J@FC D@?[ ?@C J@FC 52F89E6C[ ?@C J@FC >2=6 D6CG2?E[ ?@C J@FC 76>2=6 D6CG2?E[ ?@C J@FC 42EE=6[ ?@C J@FC DEC2?86C H9@ :D H:E9:? J@FC 82E6D]k^Am
kAm``i u@C :? D:I 52JD E96 {@C5 >256 E96 962G6?D 2?5 E96 62CE9[ E96 D62[ 2?5 2== E92E :D :? E96>[ 2?5 C6DE65 E96 D6G6?E9 52J] %96C67@C6 E96 {@C5 3=6DD65 E96 $2332E9 52J 2?5 92==@H65 :E]k^Am
kAm`ai “w@?@C J@FC 72E96C 2?5 J@FC >@E96C[ E92E J@FC 52JD >2J 36 =@?8 FA@? E96 =2?5 H9:49 E96 {@C5 J@FC v@5 :D 8:G:?8 J@F]k^Am
kAm`bi “*@F D92== ?@E >FC56C]k^Am
kAm`ci “*@F D92== ?@E 4@>>:E 25F=E6CJ]k^Am
kAm`di “*@F D92== ?@E DE62=]k^Am
kAm`ei “*@F D92== ?@E 362C 72=D6 H:E?6DD 282:?DE J@FC ?6:893@C]k^Am
kAm`fi “*@F D92== ?@E 4@G6E J@FC ?6:893@C’D 9@FD6j J@F D92== ?@E 4@G6E J@FC ?6:893@C’D H:76[ ?@C 9:D >2=6 D6CG2?E[ ?@C 9:D 76>2=6 D6CG2?E[ ?@C 9:D @I[ ?@C 9:D 5@?<6J[ ?@C 2?JE9:?8 E92E :D J@FC ?6:893@C’D]”k^Am
kAm%96D6 2C6 D:?D E@ 36 DFC6j 9@H6G6C[ E96C6 @E96C D:?D :? @FC >@56C? H@C=5] &?7@CEF?2E6=J[ >2?J @7 FD D9J 2H2J 7C@> H@C5D =:<6 D:? 2?5 6G:=] %96C6 2C6 6G:= 6G6?ED :? @FC H@C=5] p== @?6 92D E@ 5@ E@ D66 E96> :==FDEC2E65 :D H2E49 E96 ?6HD @? 2?J E6=6G:D:@? DE2E:@?]k^Am
kAm$E] !2F= HC@E6 E@ E96 49FC49 2E #@>6 2?5 E@=5 :E E96C6 H2D 2 DE2?52C5 3J H9:49 H6 2C6 E@ =:G6]k^Am
kAm{@@< 2E E96 =:DE @7 :E6>D 96 E6==D FD E@ 5@ :? r92AE6C `aik^Am
kAmhi {6E =@G6 36 H:E9@FE 9JA@4C:DJ] p39@C H92E :D 6G:=] r=:?8 E@ H92E :D 8@@5]k^Am
kAm`_i q6 <:?5=J 27764E:@?2E6 E@ @?6 2?@E96C H:E9 3C@E96C=J =@G6[ :? 9@?@C 8:G:?8 AC676C6?46 E@ @?6 2?@E96Cjk^Am
kAm``i }@E =288:?8 :? 5:=:86?46[ 76CG6?E :? DA:C:E[ D6CG:?8 E96 {@C5jk^Am
kAm`ai #6;@:4:?8 :? 9@A6[ A2E:6?E :? EC:3F=2E:@?[ 4@?E:?F:?8 DE62572DE=J :? AC2J6Cjk^Am
kAm`bi s:DEC:3FE:?8 E@ E96 ?665D @7 E96 D2:?ED[ 8:G6? E@ 9@DA:E2=:EJ]k^Am
kAm`ci q=6DD E9@D6 H9@ A6CD64FE6 J@Fj 3=6DD 2?5 5@ ?@E 4FCD6]k^Am
kAm`di #6;@:46 H:E9 E9@D6 H9@ C6;@:46[ 2?5 H66A H:E9 E9@D6 H9@ H66A]k^Am
kAm`ei q6 @7 E96 D2>6 >:?5 E@H2C5 @?6 2?@E96C] s@ ?@E D6E J@FC >:?5 @? 9:89 E9:?8D[ 3FE 2DD@4:2E6 H:E9 E96 9F>3=6] s@ ?@E 36 H:D6 :? J@FC @H? @A:?:@?]k^Am
kAm`fi #6A2J ?@ @?6 6G:= 7@C 6G:=] w2G6 C682C5 7@C 8@@5 E9:?8D :? E96 D:89E @7 2== >6?]k^Am
kAm`gi x7 :E :D A@DD:3=6[ 2D >F49 2D 56A6?5D @? J@F[ =:G6 A624623=J H:E9 2== >6?]k^Am
kAm|2?J @7 FD H@F=5 92G6 ?@ AC@3=6> H:E9 G6CD6D h E9C@F89 `b] (6 >:89E 6G6? 6I46= 2E A6C7@C>:?8 E96 =:<6D @7 DF49 E9:?8D]k^Am
kAmu@C >6[ 72:=FC6 E@ 4@>A=J H:E9 E9:D =:DE 7C@> $E] !2F= H@F=5 36 2 D:?[ 244@C5:?8 E@ y2>6D ci`f] x 2> 46CE2:? E96C6 2C6 >2?J 49FC49 >6>36CD H9@ 2C6 8@@5 2E “H66A:?8 H:E9 E9@D6 H9@ H66A” W#@>2?D `ai`dX]k^Am
kAm(96? E96 $2=G2E:@? pC>J C6DA@?5D E@ >2;@C 5:D2DE6CD[ H6 D66 >2?J DF49 G@=F?E66CD H9@ 2C6 8C62E 2E 6IE6?5:?8 E92E 96=A:?8 92?5 E@ E9@D6 H9@ 92G6 DF776C65 8C62E =@DD] x @7E6? E9:?< @7 @FC 4=2DD:4 D=@82?[ “w62CE E@ v@5[ 92?5 E@ >2?]”k^Am
kAm(96? x E2=< E@ E96D6 A6@A=6[ 6249 @7 E96> 766=D 8@@5 23@FE D6CG:?8 2?5 H@F=5 ?@E EC256 E92E 6IA6C:6?46] %96D6 2C6 A6@A=6 H:E9 2 86?F:?6 =@G6 7@C @E96CD 2?5 2C6 8@@5 2E “H66A:?8 H:E9 E9@D6 H9@ H66A]”k^Am
kAm!=62D6 ?@E6 E92E !2F= 2=D@ >6?E:@?D H6 2C6 E@ “C6;@:46 H:E9 E9@D6 H9@ C6;@:46” :? E96 G6CJ D2>6 D6?E6?46] xE 2AA62CD E@ >6 E92E E9:D :D ?@E @AE:@?2=] ~?6 42? @?=J H@?56C H9J D@>6E:>6D E96 D2>6 A6CD@? H9@ :D 8@@5 2E H66A:?8 :D ?@E 8@@5 2E C6;@:4:?8]k^Am
kAmx 52C6 D2J D@>6E:>6D H96? @?6 >6>36C 86ED 2 ?6H 9@FD6[ ?6H 42C[ AC@>@E:@? 2E H@C<[ @C D@>6 @E96C 8@@5 ?6HD[ @E96CD 5@ ?@E C6;@:46 3FE 364@>6 ;62=@FD]k^Am
kAmx E9:?< >@DE @7 FD[ :?4=F5:?8 >6[ 92G6 EC@F3=6 =:G:?8 FA E@ G6CD6 `c] (9:=6 H6 H@F=5 ?@E 5@ 92C> E@ E9@D6 H9@ A6CD64FE6 FD[ :E :D ?@E 62DJ E@ 3=6DD E96>[ 6:E96C] $@>6 @7 FD H@F=5 C2E96C 42== 5@H? “7:C6 7C@> 962G6?” 2?5 H2?E v@5 E@ 3C:?8 :>>65:2E6 ;F58>6?E 282:?DE E9@D6 H9@ HC@?8 FD]k^Am
kAm(6 2C6 2=D@ :?DECF4E65 :? #@>2?D `ai`g E@ <66A @FC D:56 @7 E96 DEC66E 4=62?] k^Am
kAm(96? #@>2?D H2D HC:EE6?[ E96 49FC49 H2D A6CD64FE65] r9C:DE:2?D 925 E@ >66E :? D64C6E] (6 5@ ?@E 92G6 E@ >66E :? D64C6E H96? H6 H@CD9:A :? E9:D 4@F?ECJ] xE D66>D E@ >6 H6 ?665 E@ 36 E92?<7F= 7@C E96 7C665@> E@ H@CD9:A]k^Am
kAmxE :D @?=J :? r9C:DE:2?:EJ E92E H6 7:?5 2 v@5 H9@ H2?ED E@ =:G6 :? FD] y6DFD 42==D E96 36=:6G6C 3C@E96C Ww63C6HD ai``X] %96C6 :D 2 AC@>:D6 8:G6? E@ E96 36=:6G6C] x? #@>2?D g[ H6 C625ik^Am
kAm`ci u@C 2D >2?J 2D 2C6 =65 3J E96 $A:C:E @7 v@5[ E96D6 2C6 D@?D @7 v@5]k^Am
kAm`di u@C J@F 5:5 ?@E C646:G6 E96 DA:C:E @7 3@?5286 282:? E@ 762C[ 3FE J@F C646:G65 E96 $A:C:E @7 25@AE:@? 3J H9@> H6 4CJ @FE[ “p332[ u2E96C]”k^Am
kAm`ei %96 $A:C:E w:>D6=7 362CD H:E?6DD H:E9 @FC DA:C:E E92E H6 2C6 49:=5C6? @7 v@5[k^Am
kAm`fi p?5 :7 49:=5C6?[ E96? 96:CD — 96:CD @7 v@5 2?5 ;@:?E 96:CD H:E9 r9C:DE — :7 :?5665 H6 DF776C H:E9 w:>[ E92E H6 >2J 2=D@ 36 8=@C:7:65 E@86E96C]k^Am
kAmx 7:?5 ?@ @E96C DF49 4=2:>D :? 2?J @E96C 72:E9] %9:D >62?D x 2> @?6 @7 v@5’D 49:=5C6? 2?5 42? 42== w:> !2A2] W%C2?D=2E:@? 7C@> w63C6H @7 “p332”X]k^Am
kAm|J AC2J6C 7@C J@F :D E92E J@F 42== @? w:D ?2>6i u@C “(9@6G6C 42==D @? E96 ?2>6 @7 E96 {@C5 D92== 36 D2G65]” W#@>2?D `_i`bXk^Am