We are happy to report that the Army have changed their response to the Religious and Racial Hatred Bill and we are happy that as a corps, little old Pill here, have been able to play our small part in that, however small. Here is the Army’s new statement, as of 5 October. Racial & … More Army Changes its Stance

Red Sheild is finished (just about) and I’m off to Corfu tomorrow…sun, sea, sand. Just a week…only me and my wife, son staying with grandparents…wooohooo!!! Will be back fighting. Andrew

Here is a copy of a letter received from our local MP, Dr Liam Fox, Shadow Foreign Secretary and Conservative Party Chairman. I received it on paper and my CSM recieved it by email, so this is a copy of his emailed version: Thank you very much for your letter about the Government’s plans for … More Copy of MPs letter.

In response to Evangeline’s slight misunderstanding of the issues involved, allow me to go a bit deeper. I fully agree with the government that peace between our faith communities is of the utmost importance. I also want to affirm that I am profoundly in opposition to the incitement of religious hatred between faith groups. Having … More Religious and Racial Hatred Bill -2-

The Racial and Religious Hatred Bill is about creating a new criminal offence in the UK (with a maximum penalty of 7 years in jail) of ‘stirring up hatred against people on religious grounds’. It does this by adding new parts to an older law: the Public Order Act 1986. What is it about?The government … More Religious and Racial Hatred Bill, UK

Was in a conversation and was reminded of something I need to confess to you all here at Army Renewal Blog. Some of you will cringe and some of you will cheer. Some of you will continue to think, and be confirmed in your thinking, that I am an absolute nutter. After I became converted … More Confession

So, there has been the usual little niggley counter-attacks from satan this week seeking to divide over little things and personal circumstances, but God is bigger than all that. I think after a weekend like we’ve had, the activity of the enemy becomes so much clearer. It seems that the way he goes about altering … More Counter Attack

Salvation Army grid::blog Just a thought to try.It seems that daily there are salvationist blogging – if we title a blog entry as above we could link together through a google search. Could be a good way of linking up. Get “Salvation Army grid::blog” in the title – spread the word and lets see how … More Salvation Army grid::blog

Well…where do I start. We had an absolutely great weekend. God really came in a powerful way as we dealt with freeing the corps from bondage to release an aggressive fighting unit. We started the process of taking Pill (and Bristol) back for God. Prophecy was flowing, the gifts were released, the worship was vibrant … More Aggressive Christianity Conference

I’ve been feeling rather subdued today. It does happen now and again. But today was the result of last nights rather disturbing dream. I don’t often sleep badly, but last night wasn’t good. It was one of those dreams that leave you thinking about the issues that were all tied up with it. The dream … More Subdued