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…

So, today we had our main Carol Service in the town next door. It went well (with the usual few glitches….like Mary and Joseph forgetting to bring Jesus and Jesus subsequently being passed along the band to appropriate costumed child!) It was great to see people there that we’ve contacted through street carolling. Things are … More Carols!

Test Blog. Sorry…blogger is playing up..or is it my connection? Hm!

Both the Christmas story and the goings on in our country at Christmas remind me of this disintegration. Having spent two Christmases in the east end of Glasgow, we were painfully aware of community disintegration. We were blessed to be included in the ‘This Morning’ Pass the Parcel toy appeal each year and so had … More Incarnational Community

Today we are so fluent in being fashionable. Why does our impact for Christ often seem so elusive? In his book, Prophetic Untimeliness: A Challenge to the Idol of Relevance, Os Guiness makes us squirm by saying, “Are we trusting in a culturally relevant gospel? After two hundred years of earnest dedication to reinventing the … More Relevance