Now, I’ve been fairly quiet about the recent big debate in Army Blogland for a reason. Firstly, I’ve blogged about it before…secondly, I understand what Gordon means by false dichotomy and that actually, we’re not always talking at odds. We’re often saying the same thing…we all agree that the gospel of the Kingdom can’t be … More My tuppence…
“We deny that we are in any proper sense a sect. We refuse to settle down into places of worship such as might be agreeable to our people and their families but insist upon the open air stand and the place of amusement where there may be little comfort, but where the most good may … More Railton socks it to us…
I hope you had a chance to read that last quote from Brengle…I came across it recently when the ‘Primitive Salvationist’ website (linked to at the right) came upon the Army blogging scene. My good friend Captain Eileen Haliday said something to me once (in our college days) and reading that quote brought her comment … More Hangin’ up my hat?
There are many who are interested in the cause of Christ, and who are pleased to see it prosper in their corps, their church, their city, their country. But there are few who bear the burden of the world upon their souls day and night, who make His cause in every clime their very own, … More Bold Brengle
Meet Daisy! She is the newest edition of the Clark family! Went to see her today and she runs like a little dream. News a bit of cosmetic surgery…wear and tear…but otherwise she is just what we’re looking for. Not quite convinced about the flowers, but I suppose you can’t expect much else for a … More Meet Daisy!
The more I think about it, the more its true. Now….during the course of a regular Sunday I say a lot of things, but last Sunday I said this: “The human heart is made for burning…it is is not burning for God it will burn for something” That phrase has been running round my head … More The heart will burn for something…
Just wanted to plug Forestdale Corps website. http://www.forestdale.org.uk/ Worth a visit.
Our DYO, Captain Martin Thompson has been sieving down Army DNA…he’s trying to root emergent church on something solid. Perhaps he’s reinventing the wheel….I’ve often told him that he is a closet Primitive Salvationionist but seems ruluctant to embrace his convictions ( :oD ). Anyway, he I share with you his comments on Army DNA…by … More Primitive Salvationism
So, I’m selling a few things on ebay to go towards our Volkswagen Camper fund! Have a look. http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZsalvationist We are saving up to buy a campervan for evangelistic use and for hols for the Clark family! All donations gratefully received! :o)
So I’m just back from my ‘Into Officership’ Seminar…a thing us newbies have to go to for the first 5 years of our ministry. It was a thoroughly excellent time away. Wasn’t too enamoured about going at first…we have had a weeks holiday AND a divisional retreat in the first part of this year and … More Holy Discontented
Andrew S M Clark 