Greetings friends. So, some have taken offence at my post on clericalism. Its too important too delete, but as usual these things can always be communicated clearer. Let me just communicate again in a very short sentences what I was saying: – It was a post in favour of soldiers of The Salvation Army throught … More Clerical Clarification
Just wanted to re-post some great thoughts with good clarity from Soldier Anthony Castle, written a few months ago by him and posted here in January (see the blog list, right): Some days I wake up and it seems real simple… Soldiership isn’t about us.Soldiership is about God and His love for the lost. He … More Keeping it Real
Well, I said I had a Roots report to give. It was a good year this year. Those of us in the prayer and pastoral teams certainly noticed that there was a much more healthier spiritual atmosphere. Last year was quite oppressive until there was some kind of breakthrough on the Sunday evening. Anway, lots … More Roots Report 2008
I reckon its important to say a few things about what the priesthood of believers is and isn’t. In 1 Peter 2, the context there implies that we are priests in the sense that we have access to God, that we don’t need an intermediary to access the throne room, because the writer to the … More On the priesthood of all believers….
One of the things I’ve been struggling with personally recently is to do with my complete angst against clerical and priestly officership. One of the things which has become really apparent in recent years is the heightened sense that people see officers as priests, professional clergy. In Scotland in particular, which has a strong Presbyterian … More Clericalism
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Usually I’d begin blogging at this time of the year with my Roots report. This year, however, is different! Today, unbelievably, I need to announce to the Armyrenewal readers out there that the Clarks are moving appointment in August of this year. I can’t officially say where until the people we are getting sent to … More Moving swiftly on…
My Mother and I at my sister’s wedding Couple of weeks ago I was talking with my divisional commander about ‘church.’ It all started with a conversation about my mother. Now, my mother does not go to church. The reason for that is simply because she isn’t a Christian. More than that, my mum is … More The church my mother goes to…
I read again in Floyd McClung’s book ‘You See Bones – I see and Army’ the quote “the person with a vision is never at the mercy of people without one.” I was in a coffee shop, having driven the 100 miles to our nearest car servicing garage, and nwow filling up the 5 hour … More Vision Alive
I got into a conversation with a Canadian earlier. This Canadian lives a part of Canada where, from what I can pick up, are several decent sized Salvation Army corps, a couple of social centres and one or two charity shops. The said Canadian enthusiastically shared that she volunteered at The Salvation Army. ‘Great’, I … More Church
