We’re in the last packing days here at Wick…the last of the boxes are being stuffed with…stuff. Soon, we’ll be travelling to the opposite end of the country to begin our new appointment. Its Ben’s birthday this week, so we had a wee party today for a few of his friends from school to give … More Gone but still here

News clip from the Seattle Times:————————————Episcopal Church Appoints First Openly-Muslim Bishop Shortly after noon on Fridays, the Rev. Ann Holmes Redding ties on a black headscarf, preparing to pray with her Muslim group on First Hill. On Sunday mornings, Redding puts on the white collar of an Episcopal priest. She does both, she says, because … More In the name of the Father, the Son and the Propet Mohammad

From the BBC: More than 90,000 children in Scotland live in “severe poverty”, according to a study by Save the Children (STC). The charity has classified just under 10% of the country’s one million youngsters as living in its worst poverty bracket. It comprises children aged 15 or under living with two parents who bring … More Report highlights child poverty

Having been tagged by Martin, here you go: OK, the rules: grab the book closest to you. Turn to page 161. Print the 5th complete sentence on your blog. Tag 5 others. My result: “I want to cry every time I get in it.” from ‘Building a Strategic Church by David Beer. Who do I … More You’ve been tagged!

…off to Scotland to conduct my sisters wedding!

Hi everyone. I am interested to find out where bloggers are reading from. There are usually about 150 visits a day at Army Renewal. I have a stats programme on this blog which tells me a lot about visitors: rough location, length of visit, number of visits for each visitor, key search words that have … More Army Renewal Friends

This is the prophetic message of The Salvation Army to the church and the world!

*smile* it doesn’t look like I am going to get away with my silence on Roots! I accept that it was helpful for many. I, personally, didn’t have a problem with the topic, in fact it re-awakened several key convictions. My concerns were with a few specific things that I cannot blog on, but just … More Roots Clarification

I have never heard so much rubbish in my life. It is included here for your amusement! I wonder though, how often does this creep into the Army!?

Ok…this is an ACTUAL newspaper add board that we passed today! Just had to post it. :o) Poor Harriet!