Helpful post by my friend Major Doug Burr, Maine, USA about the growth barrier in Army corps. Very true and helpful. http://seekerofthelight.blogspot.com/

This week The Salvation Army High Council meet at Sunbury to elect the successor to General John Larsson. Our little family travelled over to London yesterday to attend the public Welcome to the High Council and the Farewell to General John and Commissioner Freda Larsson. It was a really good and inspiring occassion. You can … More High Council

It hasn’t been my intention for you to be meditating on the sweetcorn message for a few days, but I’ve had a lot happen, at the corps and in life in general. Firstly, here is a little image for you of our kids weekend. We had Doug Horley (Duggie Dug Dug) for the day and … More Update!

OK….its Wednesday 3am and I can’t get to sleep because a piece of sweetcorn from Monday 11pm’s tuna and sweetcorn sandwich is stuck at the back of my throat. How annoying is that?

My son Benjamin and I were in the car going to nursery this morning and he started to sing a little song over and over as we drove along. Usually, we sing ‘Hallelujah’ but today we had a different song. Ben is 3 years old. Let me share his little song with you: “God has … More That’s my boy!

Just returned from a quick breather up to Scotland…you know, get some good fresh air before the madness sets in! The weather was lovely and fresh…made you feel alive. Was good to catch up with some friends and session mates and do the general bits an pieces. I am back, though, with an increased burden … More Ah…Scotland….

…or as we say in Scotland… ‘Lang may yer lum reek wi ither folks coal!’ Some ‘resolute’ wisdom from the General… 1849RESOLUTIONS I do promise — my God helping —1. That I will rise every morning sufficiently early (say 20 minutes before seven o’clock) to wash, dress, and have a few minutes, not less than … More Happy New Year!!

The last week got a bit heavy with no time for blogging…such is the joy of officership the week before Christmas! But hey, we had a fantastic end to the Christmas campaign. We’ve had excellent evangelistic opportunities all through the season and have had tonnes of visitors to the Army…many returning visitors, some for the … More Christmas

This morning is the ‘morning after the night before’. Went to see the Christian rock band ‘Delirious?‘ last night….and….it was rockin’! It was a really intense worship experience, really enjoyable. Our little Salvation Army gang looked and sounded as if they were enjoying themselves. There was something primitively salvationionist about the evening. Raw passion for … More Delirious?

Captain Gordon Cotterill thinks that I should try the national lottery! Last week I entered a competition on the Salvation Army UK website to win a pair of tickets to go to ‘Celebrate Christmas’ Carol Service at the Royal Albert Hall….and guess what….I won! The challenge was to tell of the most unusual place you’ve … More I should try the lottery…