Jesus, all for JesusAll I am and haveAnd ever hope to be All of my ambitionsHopes and plansI surrender theseInto your handsFor its only inYour will that I am free This was my anthem in 2010 in particular. Jesus, who had made himself known to me powerfully in 1996 was inviting me to refocus my … More All For Jesus
The first appointment post-training for Salvation Army officers back in the day was a three year appointment. They sent us away from training after a year to our first appointment because we both had previous theological and ministry experience and, though we ended up being presented late to the appointments committee, a perfect little appointment … More Blood and Fire in North Somerset!
It was the early 2000s and I’m starting out on the front line of mission in Glasgow’s East End. My ‘patch’ (or my allotted ‘corps district’ in Sally Army parlance) runs east from Buchanan Street in the city centre of Glasgow, and the communities of Townhead, Calton, The Barras, a bit of Bridgetown, centred in … More Blood and Fire!
One of the joys of Christian life over the long haul is the way that we begin to layer our understanding of God in light of new information and experience. Well – perhaps I should qualify that: if we are growing and invested in our discipleship that might be the case. I’m 43; 27 years … More The Long View
It was General William Booth who said, “The chief dangers of the 20th century will be religion without the Holy Spirit, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration, politics without God, and heaven without hell.” ‘Writing in the late 19th century, this was extremely insightful – prophetic. Prophetic in the sense of both … More The Chief Dangers
There is no mysterious, missing unknown message, prophetic word, or key that we’re waiting for to see transformation in the world. There is no missional strategy to unlock spectacular growth. There’s no programme which will guarantee success. There’s no amount of money, or buildings, or strobe lights, smoke machines, organs, guitars or any other physical … More The Big Prophetic Word is Here!
There’s no particular reason why I haven’t preached through Hosea before through the course of 20+ years of ministry – there are other parts of the bible I haven’t covered either. The only reason I’m doing it now is the personal impact it has had on me in recent months and the way that is … More The Church of Gomer
I’m in my old bedroom at my mother’s tonight as I write, and this room is filled with all sorts of memories, but my mind is on none of those things tonight except when the Holy Spirit came and gave me such a deep assurance of his presence and my salvation in a way that … More Miracle of Fellowship
This photograph was taken by Joan, a recent visitor to Sannox Christian Centre, whilst I was out on the hills at North Sannox with a group, praying for the Island. We were remembering the long story of devastation of these lands through forced migration of peoples and praying for a homecoming. Many of the folks who’d have … More Watching over the flock…
It really is a rare thing that God brings someone into your life, even if for a short while, who immediately and without reservation wants to talk about the things you want to talk about. More than that, even rarer to find an individual who has actively wrestled with similar things you’ve wrestled with. It happened … More Kick Start
Andrew S M Clark 