On my facebook a couple of days ago I simply wrote: “sometimes you just have to smile, be generous with grace and move on content that you’ve done all you can.” Thats my own conclusion of what has been another strange conversation we’ve tried to have with the Army in recent months on issues surrounding … More One life
There are still some days that come when I’d still be quite happy to see any form of formal church a long distance away. Thats not to say that I don’t appreciate the place I work or the other people I fellowship with. I know that churches gather their traditions over the years and a … More No Frills
Folks, some of you may have missed the blogging that I was doing elsewhere during Army Renewal’s ‘sabbatical’. I still blog there, mainly non Army type stuff and personal reflections, but here is a series of articles I published considering how the 12 Marks of New Monasticism speak to the Salvation Army. I hope they … More 12 Marks of New Monasticism and The Salvation Army
I found these on Shane Claiborne’s facebook page and decided I liked them so much that I’d adopt them my self. 12. Do something really nice – that no one knows about. 11. Spend more money on other people than I spend on my self. Love my neighbor as I love myself. And love myself as I love my … More Resolutions 2012
None of these thoughts are particularly new, probably neither to you nor me. In lots of ways these are the ‘what ifs’ which keep me up at night and the ones that create in me disatisfaction with the place we’re currently in; the things that motivate work for transformation. what if we followed Jesus as … More What if….?
So what is it with The Salvation Army that means that I can’t walk away? This is a question I’ve asked myself time and time again. I’ve already mentioned the whole covenant thing, I made promises to God. But yet its not the bare fact that promises were made, its the vision behind the promises … More Walk
Booth’s grand vision for world transformation One of our great Salvation Army legacies is the fact that for Booth, whilst the salvation of the individual was vital, his vision of salvation was always wider. It was man-kind embracing, world embracing. Booth actually believed that the world could be transformed, that society could echo heaven, that … More Kingdom Vision
Our Mercy Seat at Home God’s covenants with Israel stood whether they were in the land or out…they weren’t based on location, but relation. He was their God and they were his people. They stood for those who were unfaithful and those who were faithful. He rewarded those who were faithful and put to testing … More My Covenants
It has been an interesting year here at Army Renewal. Since picking up blogging here again in the last 5 months, there have been more hits than in the previous 7 years combined. Part of that will be due to some changes in technology, but I hope too that there is something of worth in … More The King’s Own Army
Here is my annual rundown of books I’ve read in 2011 with a little * to ***** rating thing. Reading is a life changing activity…furnish your mind! (A link here to 2010’s books and here to 2009’s books) Radical Holiness for Radical Living – C Peter Wagner *** ‘One for All’ – J Knaggs & … More Books 2011
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