Booth’s vision of rescuing people from the Sea of Misery The blog post quoted below, dating to back to early 2007,  is the vision God gave me for my officership before we were ‘interupted’ in 2010.  It came in a dream, I seem to remember.  I can still see the place in my minds eye … More Exploring a Vision

This video is very clever, witty and well made. Kudos to those who created it. But hey, the message is really much more crucial and vital. This topic has been on my mind of late due to the observations I have made about my own children in their new setting. My eldest in particular. Ben … More Children as Disciples of Jesus

At William Booth College, on Thursdays they had cadets meetings every now and again.  I can’t remember what they called them.  Bascially, a night of worship etc organised by cadets for the college community.  One of the times they had a sort of ‘open mic’ night and people were just invited to share whatever it … More What are we doing?

Mercy Seat at William Booth College Biggest thing I miss about The Salvation Army?  The Mercy Seat, without a doubt.  Not only the Mercy Seat, but the culture of open response.  Now, the people I serve do respond to God and the Holy Spirit amongst them, of course they do.  But I do believe there … More The Mercy Seat

Today is my 11th wedding anniversary.  Here we are (left) very young and in love (which we still are) covenanting our lives to one another under the flag of the Army wearing my high collar like a good soldier. A few days ago, we celebrated another anniversary – the 15th anniversary of us being together … More Made in heaven…

“One for All” by Commissioner Jim Knaggs and Major Stephen Court is a publication of three books in one:  two previously published ‘One Day – A dream for The Salvation Army’, ‘One Thing – Win the World for Jesus ‘ and the new publication ‘One Army.’  The books explore and expound upon a vision for … More Book Review: "One for All" by Knaggs and Court

Today is my 11th wedding anniversary.  Here we are (left) very young and in love (which we still are) covenanting our lives to one another under the flag of the Army wearing my high collar like a good soldier. A few days ago, we celebrated another anniversary – the 15th anniversary of us being together … More Made in heaven…

“One for All” by Commissioner Jim Knaggs and Major Stephen Court is a publication of three books in one:  two previously published ‘One Day – A dream for The Salvation Army’, ‘One Thing – Win the World for Jesus ‘ and the new publication ‘One Army.’  The books explore and expound upon a vision for … More Book Review: "One for All" by Knaggs and Court

“Every child, every person needs to know that they are a source of joy; every child, every person, needs to be celebrated. Only when all of our weaknesses are accepted as part of our humanity can our negative, broken self-images be transformed.” — Jean Vanier Astounding.  I was introduced to the existence of Jean Vanier … More Casualty