Stephen Court mentions on his blog today that in some parts of the world, today is Mother’s Day as well as Pentecost. He reckons that Mother’s Day would win 2:1 in most preaches in Salvation Army corps today. Here in the UK, we don’t have Mother’s day today. Our mothers day is a tiny bit … More Squeezing Out the Holy Spirit
One of the things I’ve been struggling with personally recently is to do with my complete angst against clerical and priestly officership. One of the things which has become really apparent in recent years is the heightened sense that people see officers as priests, professional clergy. In Scotland in particular, which has a strong Presbyterian … More Clericalism
I reckon that most people who know me well would know that I am very unlikely to resign as a Salvation Army officer. There are tonnes of reasons for this. This posting also offers some added info to the last post because I’m picking up that people are perhaps getting unclear messages from my cryptic … More On Covenant and Officership…
Here be the cover of the wee book. The sales will go to my corps to support the war here. Of course, as an officer I’ve covenanted to dedicate all money from self-written publications, writing and music to the Lord through the Army…and that I’ll dutifully do! At worst, its a collection of random thoughts … More Salvationism Out Loud!
So, today I’ve been decluttering. I’ve removed about 10 refuse sacks of stuff from our house. Its not that our house is mega untidy, its just that we seem to live in that ‘officer’ state of never fully unpacking, so a lot of stuff gets left to just…sit around! But, I’ve been brutal and it … More De-cluttering
Andrew S M Clark 