SA Social Services need to walk by faith and not by sight. We think we can talk people out of addiction. We think we can counsel them away from drugs. We think we can re-train their mind to ‘manage’ addiction. We think we can rehabilitate them. We think we can re-settle them in society. We … More Give up your words

Was having a chat with my CSM about the nature of officership and I remembered the following blog that I wrote after coming back from Sessional Reunion and is very much shaped by that few days….I want to share it again. After sharing this, I want to publish what I see as a sort of … More Vintage Army Renewal 3

No…I don’t mean speed as in the drug…I mean speed as in pace :o) I love this message on active mission and the primitive urge for salvation sharing! Enjoy! You’re Going Too Fastby General William Booth They say we go too fast! This accusation comes from all directions. Our enemies do not like our speed … More Booth on Speed

I blogged this after hearing General Gowans preach at our Divisional Congress…..ooh…I’m enjoying this trip down memory lane…hope your are!!_________________________________________________________ Wednesday, November 24, 2004General Gowans preached well. I hope that people take it home and remember his challenge for a bit. God clearly spoke to some people. We all need the courage of our convictions. … More Vintage Army Renewal 2

Thought I’d dig out a few blog entries of days gone by. Here is my first blog…24th March 2004, written when I was a cadet at William Booth College. __________________So, here it begins. I have to admit that I am a man with an agenda. Yes of course, to see the Kingdom of God grow … More Vintage Army Renewal 1

You might remember me mentioning that we were offered an ex-ambulance. It really fitted with a vision God gave me of a mobile prayer and outreach centre so much. Although, I didn’t want to commit the corps to the liablity and I’m not sure that the Army would allow it officially anyway as the vehicle … More Mobile Prayer Centre :o)

In 1905 the officership commission read, By virtue of this commission the said will be appointed from time to time to the command of Corps, and upon recieving Marching Orders will be required to proceed to the appointment given, there to lead and train the Soldiers and Recruits in the devotion of their bodies and … More Where it all went wrong…

Interestingly, Commissioner Shaw Clifton made a statement at officers councils which sort of fits in with where I was coming from re Sabbath. He spoke of how when you go on holiday, you are faced with the option: ‘Now, on Sunday do I go to the Army, do I go to church, or do I … More Its Official!

Most of you probably read Captain Stephen Court’s blog and will have read this, but I want to stick it here. I’ve long had ‘theological reservations’ about prominent sabbath teaching in the Army in these days….reservations which actually began when I was at Bible College…I remeber Dr. Kearsley doing a lecture on Christian Sabbath as … More Sabbath?

Just read Major Geoff Ryan’s article on the Prophetic role of The Salvation Army at http://www.armybarmy.com/JAC (Journal of Aggressive Christianity). Very interesting but not for the faint hearted!