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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">America
finds itself in a moment where, culturally and historically, we are having
conversations about the value of human life that have serious and long reaching
consequences. I spent several hours recently following the reactions to the
recent events in Ferguson, MO and New York City and I was drawn to a hashtag
being used on social media. It simply said #BlackLivesMatter - and the comments
that it generated ranged from impassioned to angry to hopeful. Soon after, another
hashtag appeared that generated even more conversation - #AllLivesMatter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">As
I was reading and praying for our nation at this critical moment, thinking that
truly, all lives should matter, I reflected back on my own life. I just turned
42 years old. I was born in 1972 to a 15 year old girl. She had no husband or
boyfriend, no job or family support, and no real hope of caring for me. But she
valued human life, so she made a decision to give me away to a family that
would also value my life. I was adopted by a humble, hard-working couple who
couldn't have children naturally, one year before abortion was legalized in
America. I count my life as a miracle because it would have been more
convenient for her to have ended my life and gotten on with hers. But she chose
a harder, better path.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">Since
the year after I was born, around 50 million human lives have been ended
through abortion. In the media, you will seldom (if ever) hear the argument
made from the perspective of the "child's right to live." It is
always framed from the perspective of the "woman's right to choose."
Yet no one denies that every abortion stops a beating human heart. This is
personal for me; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I was a statistic waiting to happen. The numbers say I should have
never made it out of the womb alive. But because one young woman valued life, I
am alive today.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">So
the question becomes apparent: Can we really value human life and dignity in a
nation that allows, and in many cases financially subsidizes, the taking of
nearly 50 million lives? Not just any life, but the most helpless, innocent and
vulnerable lives; unborn babies inside the mother's womb. The unspoken subtext
to the past 40 years in American history is that when an unwanted, inconvenient
human life appears in the womb, there are two choices; give life to the baby or
take the baby's life. Is it any wonder that a generation later, after one
seventh of America's population never had a chance to live, we can't seem to
figure out the value of a human life? If the subconscious message is, "A
human life can be ended if that life is unplanned or inconvenient" then we
will inherit a diminishing value of all lives, because at some point every life
becomes inconvenient; people get old, they get sick, they become terminally
ill. If we sow the wind, we will reap the whirlwind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">Followers
of Christ can infuse hope into a confused culture. We can, and must, lead the
way through adoption, compassion, and serving those with tangible needs. We
believe that every human is an image-bearer of God with intrinsic value. So we
fight for justice, we work for racial reconciliation, we stand with victims, we
adopt children, we pray for peace...and we esteem human life regardless of what
color and shape it may take or how much it may inconvenience us. This is our calling.
This is our message. This is the gospel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">Clayton
King<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">"Founder
of Clayton King Ministries", "Teaching Pastor at NewSpring
Church", "Campus Pastor at Liberty University"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In
The Salvation Army our officers are ordained ministers and commissioned to
serve God by serving others. To become an officer, one must successfully
complete the two year officers training course at our College for Officer
Training. To enter the CFOT you must make application to our Candidates’ Board.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When
these applicant cases are received and reviewed, they are precious. More
complete than an application to the finest university, we learn so much about
the person and attempt to measure the veracity of God’s call to officership in
The Salvation Army.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Today
we reviewed five cases that are unique in their story, but consistent in their
love for God and conviction for service in His name. I admit that as we read
and pray over the applicants cases, I’m moved and struck deep in the heart.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Why?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">God
is at work…and He’s using us…The Salvation Army.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hallelujah!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Then
Jesus turned to the Jews who had claimed to believe in him. “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">If you stick with this, living out what I
tell you, you are my disciples for sure. Then you will experience for
yourselves the truth, and the truth will free you.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.churchleaders.com/author/sarahbessey/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">by Sarah Bessey</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">Dear
Women's Ministry:
The world can give me cute cupcake designs and decorating
tips, scrapbooking parties, casserole recipes, and other ways to pass the time.
But truly, with my respect and love, may I be honest? If I wanted to learn
how to decorate cupcakes, I would take a class in it. If I wanted to be
educated on strategies for decorating my home inexpensively from Winners, I
would just, you know, go to Winners. Or Pinterest.
But I'm here with you
now because I want what the world cannot give me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">We're
choking on cutesy things and crafty bits, safe lady topics, and if one more
person says that modest is hottest with a straight face, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I may throw up.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">We
are hungry for authenticity and vulnerability, not churchified life hacks from
lady magazines. Some of us are drowning, suffocating, dying of thirst for want
of the cold water of real community. We're trying really hard--after all, we
keep showing up to your lady events, and we leave feeling just a bit empty. It's
just more of the same every time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">The
women of our world aren't looking for a safe place to cry about housework and
ooh-and-ahhh over centerpieces. We're not all mothers, some of us work outside
the home, some of us have kids, and others don't or won't or can't. Is
womanhood only about wifehood and motherhood? What about those among us that
are not wives and mothers? We're not all in the same season of life. We are -
or should be - diverse image bearers of a Divine God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">We
need Jesus. We are seeking deep spirituality. We are seeking fellow travelers.
We are hungry for true community, a place to tell our stories and listen to
another, to love well. But above all, point me to Jesus--not to the sale at the
mall.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">You
know what I would have liked instead of decorating tips or a new recipe? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I would have liked to
pray together. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I would have liked the
women of the church to share their stories or wisdom with one another, no more
celebrity speakers, please just hand the microphone to that lady over there
that brought the apples. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I would love to wrestle
with some questions that don't have a one-paragraph answer in your study guide.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I would like to do a
Bible study that does not have pink or flowers on the cover. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I would have liked to
sign up to bring a meal for our elderly or drop off some clothes for a new baby
or be informed about issues in our city where we can make space for God. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I would like to organize
and prioritize, to rabble-rouse and disturb the peace of the rest of the world
on behalf of justice, truth, beauty, and love. I'd love to hear the prophetic
voice of women in our church.
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">Please, may we be the place to detox from the
world - its values, its entertainment, its priorities, its focus on appearances
and materialism and consumerism?
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">So here is my suggestion: Please stop treating
women's ministry like a Safe Club for the Little Ladies to Play Church.
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">We
are smart. We are brave. We want to change the world. We run marathons to
benefit our sisters, not so that we can lose weight. We have more to offer to
the church than our mad decorating skills</i></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">I look around, and I can see that these
women can offer strategic leadership, wisdom, counsel, and even, yes,
teaching. We want to give and serve and make a difference. We want to be
challenged. We want to read books and talk politics, theology, and current
events. We want to wrestle through our theology. We want to listen to each
other. We want to worship, we want to intercede for our sisters and weep with
those who weep, rejoice with those that rejoice, to create life and art and
justice with intention.
Let's be a community of women, gathered together to
live more whole-heartedly, to sharpen, challenge, love, and inspire one another
to then scatter back out to our worlds bearing the mandate to be women that
love. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://shelovesmagazine.com/contributors/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Idelette McVicker</span></a> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">Let us RISE to the questions
of our time.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">Let us SPEAK to the
injustices in our world.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">Let us MOVE the
mountains of fear and intimidation.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">Let us SHOUT down the
walls that separate and divide.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">Let us FILL the Earth
with the fragrance of Love.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">Let us be women who
Love.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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grassroots voice for postmodern and emerging women in the Church on issues from
mothering to politics and theology to ecclesiology. Her writing has been well
received in many publications including ChurchLeaders.com, Relevant Magazine, A
Deeper Story, SheLoves Magazine, and Emergent Village. <i>Sarah also works with Mercy Ministries of Canada, a non-profit
residential home for women seeking freedom from life-controlling issues.</i>
She is a happy-clappy follower of Jesus <i>and
social justice wannabe</i>. Sarah lives in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
with her husband, Brian, and their three tinies: Anne, Joseph and Evelynn Joan.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In
the book of Acts we read of Paul’s encounter with Jesus on the road to
Damascus. In this particular encounter, Paul was both converted and called to
proclaim the gospel. Although Paul immediately began sharing the gospel with
others, it was some time before he fulfilled his calling completely and became
the missionary who led and founded the greater part of the early church. He was
ready to share the truth of salvation available through the sacrifice of Jesus
Christ for our sins. But he was not yet ready to be the leader God had called
him to be. He needed to be taught. He needed to grow in Christ. He needed to
develop a deeper understanding of his relationship with Christ. He needed to
become mature in his faith. He needed to prepare himself to become what God
called him to be. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In
a similar way, when we are called by God we need time to grow and develop. In
essence we need to prepare ourselves to fulfill the calling that we have
decided to answer. So what can we do to prepare to fulfill God’s calling? What
can we do right now to help ourselves to be ready when the time comes to head
to Evangeline Booth College School For Officer Training? Here are a few
suggestions. If you are serious about preparing yourself for training and
officership, consider beginning to work on these areas in your life. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1.
Develop a consistent devotional time and Bible study routine. Many devotional
books are available to assist you in this area. Usually they include a
scripture verse or short scripture reading, some thoughts related to the
scripture in the form of a brief reading, and a question or two to consider.
Your devotional time should include a time of prayer, listening as well as
sharing with God. Whether you use a book, your songbook, an app, or your own
reading plan, it is important to spend time with the Lord in a consistent way
at whatever time of day works with your schedule and your personality. In
addition, you should have some sort of routine Bible study. You may attend
Bible study at your corps or have a Bible study group that you participate in.
You may have a Bible study time on your own. This time should be different from
your devotional time in that it should include more in depth study of God’s
word. Your corps officer can be of great help in guiding you in the development
of a devotional life and Bible study routine. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Get involved in your corps program. Participate in a variety of activities and
programs. Take on leadership in one or two areas of your corps. It is important
to work with your corps officer in determining the best way to take on leadership.
Your corps officer can help you to find the right place for your skills and
strengths to be developed in conjunction with the needs of your corps. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">3.
Gain exposure to the administrative functions of your corps. Ask your corps
officer to bring you to a civic function. Spend a day in the office working
with the caseworker or bookkeeper. Ask your corps officer to spend a couple of
hours with you explaining some of the administrative activities he/she
participates in on a daily basis. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">4.
Get your finances in order, and work on getting out of debt. If you have debt,
it is extremely important that you begin immediately to work on eliminating
that debt. If you need help learning how to better manage your finances or
finding ways to eliminate your debt, talk to your corps officer or someone else
who can give you guidance or recommend someone who can give you guidance. If
you have eliminated debt, begin saving money to help pay for training and the
expenses related to it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My life before I
found Jesus was plain and dull and I had no ambition, no set goal in
life, no drive to move forward. I just lived to exist. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My home life was good;
great parents, well-loved; two brothers - one older one younger. I went to
school but was bullied a bit, but I was not a fighter so I just accepted it. To cope with the bullying at school I just put walls around me so no
one could get through. I did not learn much in school as I found it difficult. Years
later I learned that I was dyslectic. When I left school I started work in a
hotel kitchen washing up; not very exciting. When I wasn’t working I drank, a
lot, and the consumption increased steadily. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The first time I
was introduced to the Salvation Army it was by a friend. The Army had set up a
drop in centre for the unemployed where you could play pool darts and other
games the people that went there was very hard and tough not like me but they
became my friends.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> The people that ran the centre tried to tell me about Jesus
but I would not listen I believed in God and that in my mind was good enough
for me. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A few years later
I was, working in a hotel kitchen and in-between shifts drinking this was my
life. I was on the way to becoming an alcoholic. The people at work would say
to me "I was nothing and will never become anything", so I believed them. Then I
began to think about the drop in centre and the people of the Salvation Army.
The next Sunday evening that I was off, I decided to go to the Salvation Army. I
arrived sat down in the big hall must have been around 300 people that night.
The meeting began and although I did not enjoy it I stayed. At the end the officer spoke
and said that, 'Jesus can and will forgive you' and gave the invitation to come
forward to receive Jesus; I felt a strange feeling and I wanted to get
up and go forward but there was a battle going on in my head that I could not control. Instead, I got up, left the building, got into my car and drove to the
pub. I must have had around 8 to 10 pints that night and then got in my car drove
home. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The next morning I was back at work, back to normal, yet it was not normal. Jesus
was in my head and would not leave. </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span>
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I decided to go to another meeting the next
time I was off work for the day. It was about two weeks later, on a Sunday, so I
went but even though I found it boring I remained. Again the officer asked if anyone would
like a new start with Jesus. I knew I wanted a new start. A feeling came inside
of me I and the next thing I knew I was at the Mercy Seat crying. Then a
friend from the drop in centre from a few years ago came and prayed with me, I asked
Jesus to forgive me and to come into my life. I stood up, walked back to my seat,
and felt a peace.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The next day I
woke up happy. I went to work to speak with the head chef - we did not
get on, in fact we hated each other. I walked up to him; the rest of
the staff knew that this did not look good. Then I held out my hand, shook his, and told everyone I had become a Christian. Then I began to sing Onward,
Christian Soldiers. I gave up drinking and left the hotel trade. I became a
soldier and began to sell the War Cry in the same pubs I used to drink in. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I
loved witnessing to people and loved the open-air services. In fact, I was
attending five meeting altogether on a Sunday. Then - I was filled with the Holy Spirit, and was on fire for God and a had a burning passion for evangelism. I felt
God's call on my life to become a SA officer so I became a member of the
vocational fellowship. Yet my passion for more kept growing and the gifs of the
spirit was growing in me. Yet I needed to learn more about them. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Eventually I
felt God calling me away from the Salvation Army, so I moved on to a
Pentecostal church. About six months after moving to my new church I went to
the Pastor and shared with him about the dreams I kept having. I dreamt that I
was in a Salvation Army uniform preaching. He said; "forget the dreams" as I was
only getting them because that’s where I was saved, and so I did. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-GB">As well as moving
on from the Salvation Army, my work situation changed. I was asked to go onto
a community program to do market gardening. To this I said yes as I loved
gardening, little</span> did I know what I was getting myself in to. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I arrived on my
first day and there was about twenty young men there - all looked rough and
ready, later I found out that most of them had been in prison. Almost everyone did drugs of some sort. God
had put me on the chain gang, I began to work and I knew I was not there to
learn gardening but to do God's work as an evangelist, and I was on a new and
deeper lesson in evangelisms. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">It was not long before they gave me my own seat
with a notice above my head saying Bible Basher Sits here. Sometimes they would
put drugs in the water, so I could not drink the water. There was one time
someone offered me what looked like a Fisherman's Friend, yet I felt God say, 'do not
take it', so I did not. I found out later that it was a form of speed (drugs). </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Another time I was locked in a shed and they threw a fire work in and abandoned me. I
was not harmed, praise God. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I was able to witness some of them make a commitment and
become Christians. Some I prayed for, and God healed them, and the seed was truly
planted. After one year of hard labour for the Lord, my time was up so I left. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was still in the
Pentecostal church when I became involved in Teen Challenge. It was here that
my evangelism training was developing and I learnt to work as part of a team. By
this time, I was working in the caring profession that God had clearly called me
into. I had so many great witnesses working along side the team of Teen Challenge. In addition, I was still witnessing at work too. The Pentecostal
church that I was going to asked me to come on a Bible week so I jumped at the
chance. During the Bible week there were many things going on, and in one of the meetings,
a man stood up and began to tell us all about a new school of evangelism he was
setting up with an organisation called Impact Missions. Well my heart leaped
for joy given that all I wanted to do was witness about Gods love. I came back
from the Bible week excited and knew I needed to pray about the School Of
Evangelism. I prayed and went to an interview in Scarborough where the School was
going to open. I spent the weekend there, came home, and left three pleads before the Lord: the first was for my mum and dad to come to a meeting, the
second was for the Lord to speak to me through His Word, and the third was for the
Lord to meet my financial needs. As soon as I had finished praying the phone rang,
it was my mum. She said that she and my
dad both wanted to come to church with me that night; they had never been to
church with me before. Then I opened the Bible randomly - it opened to Timothy 4: v1 to 5 'do the work of an Evangelist'. I knew that God was calling me to the
School of Evangelism. It was
another six months before I was ready to go and I could not wait. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I eventually
arrived at the school and there was about twenty others there - I was excited and
nervous. I was to share a house with two other men, one from Swindon and the
other from Nigeria. One day we decided to pray together - as we were praying I
heard a groaning sound so I opened my eyes and I saw the man from Nigeria
laying on the floor sweating and
groaning. I thought, wow this is new to me so I prayed for God to teach me to
pray like this. Therefore, he began to teach me how to pray and use spiritual
warfare. I was even given a nickname (carpet burn) as I was always prostate
before the Lord. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I used to get up in the morning to go on a prayer walk. I would
start around 6 AM and end up on a hill overlooking the town; my prayer mounting,
I learnt how to fast and pray and I lost a lot of weight but I did not care, I
was on fire for God. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I learnt many
different ways to evangelise and I was able to grow in God. Eventually my time
at the school ended the school and I went home to Blackpool. I was still full
of enthusiasm and was keen to move forward. I had many ideas for outreach in
Blackpool yet every time I came forward to offer myelf in service, I was told
no. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was still having
dreams of me in Salvation Army uniform preaching, yet I kept them hidden in the
back of my mind. I even went to the odd Salvation Army meeting but God kept
saying no to my thoughts of going back. I began to get very busy in work in the
caring profession. I began to drift away from the church, yet God would not
leave me - I would go to a church for a time then drift away. This continued
for quite a few years. I continued to have the same dreams about the army yet
that is where they remained, in my head. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My health had
deteriorated with depression due to my workload; working with adults with challenging
behaviour for seventeen years. I had not been to church for a long time and
eventually my mind and body just gave up I began to try and end my life by
taking several overdoses, ending up in hospital where I was treated. I
eventually returned to a church for help and God helped me. I stayed with the
church for about three years, yet did not agree with the doctoring. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Then the dreams
came back and so I decided to go to an army meeting. I enjoyed the service and
went for the next few weeks. Then I decided to share with the officers about my
dreams and how I felt led to become an envoy. So now, I am back in the
Salvation Army in uniform and holding on to Gods calling. </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FORMER SALVATION ARMY OFFICERS FELLOWSHIPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574489703371121995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966743947719363497.post-31020094334254175542014-06-04T01:10:00.002+01:002014-06-04T01:10:48.369+01:00FAITH IN THE FOG TOUR<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="background-color: #741b47; color: white; font-size: x-large;">Major
Graham Mizon, CO, Rehent Hall Corps, London shares with us;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="background-color: #741b47; color: white; font-size: x-large;">36
years ago this week, I was commissioned as a Salvation Army Officer and
received my first Marching Orders. This all happened in a packed Royal Albert
Hall.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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It
didn't only happen to me. It also happened to 107 other folk - a real mixed-bag
group of ordinary people who for two years collectively called themselves
"Disciples of Jesus".<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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We
had no idea then what would happen to us all. At least one of our number would
become a TC. One of our number would become a Baroness and serve in the House
of Lords. One of our number would be promoted to Glory just 8 weeks later. One
of them would end up marrying me! One on that day would receive the same
appointment as me .... before returning to serve in his homeland in India. This
talented officer went on to serve the Lord with honour, before his untimely
early death.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Some
of us are still serving as officers. Some of us have gone on to serve the Lord
in other ways. Some have lost their faith. Some have now completed their
heavenly journey.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Today,
I am looking forward to meeting up with a number of those Disciples of Jesus at
the place where were are all met almost 38 years ago - the William Booth
College (known then as the ITC). That Disciple who took the joint challenge of
marrying me will also still be by my side. Looking forward to a weekend of
fellowship and sharing. But also of ministry to each other.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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We
are no longer young men and women. We no longer wear stand up collared uniforms
and the ladies don't wear bonnets. It is highly unlikely that there will be a
big take up for a lunchtime game of football in Ruskin Park. And no one will
tell us off if we are not in our bedrooms by 10pm (although I doubt any of us
will still be awake by then anyway!). No one will end up having an interview
the next day because they climbed over the college wall, as that will
physically not be possible.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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But
we are now older and wiser. We have been shaped and designed by the same God
who called us and who has been with us through those 36 years. I can still
recall many helpful words that I received as a Cadet back then in my early
20's. Some of those words come flooding back to me now:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><b><i><span style="background-color: #741b47; color: white; font-size: x-large;">
The
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I
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of many of my sessional friends as we share our experiences this weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="background-color: #741b47; color: white; font-size: x-large;">_____________________<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #741b47; color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The
above post will also be featured in the FSAOF blog -- Note, the band and
songsters lead the corps' members twice each Sunday on a March of Witness and
Open-Air meeting in central London.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #741b47; color: white;"><a href="http://youtu.be/VxARw-7Zgxc?t=51s">The Regent Hall Band - THE "RINK" BAND</a></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">Why
Officership?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">We
need to develop a culture of growth in Army leadership, says the territorial
commander.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">Interview with Commissioner Brian Peddle<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">Commissioner
Brian Peddle, territorial commander, speaks with John McAlister, web editor,
about the importance of officers, the challenges of recruitment and retention
and why he remains hopeful for the future.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;"><b>Why
do we still need Salvation Army officers?</b>
The Salvation Army is first and
foremost a spiritual movement. We need ordained individuals who are available
to be appointed to ministry units across the territory. If we can’t access a
reasonable number of officers through our appointment system, then we will have
all kinds of inequities as to how we serve our communities and lead the Army.
When people offer themselves for ordination and become covenanted individuals,
and in turn make themselves available for appointments, they become a great
gift to the Army in the territory as kingdom workers.
We also carry a
responsibility to support the international Salvation Army by making officers
available for overseas service.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">How
do we ensure that we have enough officers for the future?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
We need to pray and ask
God to give us more. One of the evidences of God’s blessing on the Army in this
territory is that we continue to welcome cadets to our College for Officer
Training. This year, 16 cadets have started training as part of the Disciples
of the Cross Session. These are excellent people whom God has called to
ministry. In each of their stories there is a divine dimension that they have
responded to with obedient faith.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">The
question I sometimes ask is, Why not a few more to meet our needs? In that
context, we need to continue unpacking this divine partnership we have with
God. We need to take our understanding of God’s prerogative to specifically lay
his hand on individuals in calling them to officership and balance that with
our responsibility to keep the leadership needs of the Army in front of our
people. We need to recruit and directly ask people to consider serving God
through the Army as a Salvation Army officer. We need every Salvationist to
offer themselves as recruiters. Strategies will be helpful but engaging in a
holy conversation is also appropriate and necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">What
characteristics do you think an ideal candidate for officership should have?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Let me start by noting
the need for obedient faith in God which leads to listening to his voice and
following through with what he commands. You need to be delivered from being
judgmental so that you can love people without condition. You need humility and
the ability to express yourself well. These are some characteristics but beyond
these come a set of competencies that we try to unpack in each officer’s
journey. How are they doing with their personal relationship with Christ? How
do they manage their servant role with people? How are they developing
spiritually with disciplines? How do they relate to being a minister of the
gospel? How are they progressing at being a leader of God’s people? Do they
invest in others? In the lifelong journey of an officer, it is important that
the Army nurtures and develops these competencies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Why
do you think it’s so hard to recruit officer candidates?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
I’m not sure that it is
harder than in the past. I think that many things, such as demographics, have
changed significantly. In many families, there were several children, so it
wasn’t unusual for one or more in a family to offer themselves to officership.
I don’t think there are as many young people coming into families, or into the
Army, who are available for future leadership.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">When
people are deciding what to do with their lives or going through a life
transition and trying to figure out the next chapter, we need to encourage them
to be open to the reality that God loves them and has a plan for their lives.
We need to be willing to talk about this openly in the Army and in our
congregations. This doesn’t have to be a conversation left for a specific weekend
when we bring people together to talk about vocation. We need to refresh our
initiatives as far as our willingness to have the hard conversations about how
God is unfolding his plan for all of us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">There
is a huge need for new officers. At present, we have 830 officers as a
resource. If all of the trends continue—taking our retirements and other losses
and put them alongside those new recruits who are entering training college—in
another decade we will only have 630 officers. Unless things change dramatically,
then the availability of officers in the territory will be limited. This should
be a concern, not just for territorial leadership, but for all Salvationists. I
ask for all Salvationists to do their part and pray earnestly for this critical
issue of candidate recruitment. We all need to play a role as recruiters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">While
some officers are retiring, others have quit or been terminated. Why are we
losing officers? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
The
retirement numbers are an important part of honouring those who have served. We
can project those down to the day. We’re trying to foster a culture in which
officers who are well in body and spirit can extend their years of service. I
want to honour those who engage in ministry post-retirement and stress our
renewed efforts to make this continuation of covenanted service worth pursuing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">Officers
are called and covenanted to serve God through The Salvation Army. In some
ways, we’ve set them apart. It should be noted, however, that they face the
same challenges and stresses as everyone else living in the world today. So,
there are outcomes when difficulties arise with family or marriage or when
there are serious issues in regard to ministry. I wish I could point to a
specific cause or pattern that leads to officers quitting or being terminated
so that we could respond to it, but the situations of each individual or couple
are unique so it’s difficult to establish a response mechanism that could turn
this around. That’s why the Bible calls us to pray for those in spiritual
authority over us. I call upon Salvationists to pray for the protection and
well-being of their officers and to support them where possible. The Army has a
huge responsibility to nurture our officers and ensure that their spiritual
lives are strong.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">With
our leadership needs, what are some strategies that we should be looking at? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
First of all, our
leadership needs exist at every level of the Army and require almost every
capacity that you can imagine. In just a second appointment, an officer can
receive a significant responsibility with a congregation that is modest but yet
a program with 20-25 employees and perhaps a budget of $2 million. Our
leadership needs will continue to challenge us and we will have to keep
responding to build the capacity of the people we already have—and add to their
numbers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">I
look to our leadership development team for the creation of personal
development plans for our officers and employees. This isn’t simply an
officers’ Army, but a partnership shared between our officers, employees and
volunteers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">I
commend Booth University College for developing programs that are helping us
with our capacity issue, such as their chaplaincy and management programs. At
present, we’re exploring a program designed to enhance the corps officer role.
I would like to see Booth become our corporate learning centre, so that as we
face emerging leadership needs and capacity issues, then Booth—with its
resources and the Army’s commitment to it—becomes one of the means by which we
respond as a territory.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">We
need to find ways to enable more Salvationists to serve as auxiliary-captains
or in another service category and bring their life experiences to the Army. We
also need to recognize the value of our 10,000 employees and find opportunities
to maximize our investment in them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">As
the numbers of officers decrease, does this open up new opportunities for lay
leadership? If so, how is the Army moving to empower its lay leaders? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Those strategies are
being considered. I don’t think we have enough in place to counterbalance the
reality of our leadership needs. These are priorities for the territory. We
need to be more open to providing ministry opportunities for people. When we
look at our employee component, we are trying to develop and invest in them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">I
do have some concern for what we call our local officers. I think there’s
significant responsibility for the Army to continue to ask, appoint and train
local officers who are able to support existing officer models and also step
into the gap in situations when an officer is not available. I am personally
grateful for our local officers who take on various leadership roles in the
territory, particularly at the corps level. A great deal of work needs to go
into the strategies to support them and in turn help the Army to respond to any
diminishment of officer numbers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Are
you hopeful for the future?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
I’m more than hopeful. I don’t have any sense at all that
God has taken his hand off the Army in this territory. There is too much
visible evidence of his blessing upon us. As I travel the territory, it creates
hope within me and I am inspired to believe for greater things. As the
territorial commander, I can’t just manage what we have. I have a
responsibility as a leader to create a culture of growth that challenges the
status quo and says that we can be greater than what we are because God needs
us to be greater. We need to grasp the opportunities that come to us both as a
social service agency and a credible denomination. We need to be a clear voice
in culture and society.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Commissioner
Brian Peddle is the territorial commander of the Canada and Bermuda</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">January 15, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Grace in the Middle
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Let us then approach God's throne of grace
with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our
time of need." Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">She is slumped on the couch all grumpy and mad,
her lips pursed in a dramatic pout. "Why didn't you name ME Elizabeth
Grace?" my little girl asks as she punctuates her big sister's name with a
hiss of frustration.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I set down the laundry basket I'm lugging
through the living room and turn my head toward my four-year-old.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Her blue eyes churn indignant like a
thundercloud on a hot summer's day, and this girl of mine who is never
satisfied with the name I chose crosses her arms in front of her chest with a
big harrumph.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Trying not to laugh at the theatrics, I move to
the couch where my daughter sits sulking. I push back the bangs hanging
haphazard across her forehead and slump lower on the cushions so we can perch
head to head.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"I didn't name you Elizabeth Grace," I
murmur in her ear, "because when you were tucked in my tummy, God gave me
the name Magdalene Hope."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I let my words dangle in the air, the sound of
Maggie's sniffled breathing ticking off the silent seconds. I hold my little
one's hand and say, "And once God whispered that name to my heart, I knew
that's exactly who you were going to be. Our one and only Maggie Hope."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My dramatic girl raises an eyebrow and sighs,
her vexation melting into sadness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"But I just want Grace in my middle, Mom.
Right between Maggie Moo and Bwuxfort..."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">She adds her nickname to the mix and slaughters
our fine Dutch surname, but her gaze is so earnest that now I'm not even
tempted to giggle.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Instead, I pull my fifth-born onto my lap and
rock her ever so slightly. And as I rest my chin on her tangle-haired-head, I
understand her wish.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Grace in the middle. Who doesn't need that?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">No matter where life on this earth begins or how
it ends, we all need a little grace in the middle. We were made with purpose
and our Savior promises joy in the end. But making it through the middle?
That's a different story.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The middle is where hours creep long and the
view wanes dim. It's where the starting block feels like a distant memory and
the finish line looms like an impossible dream.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The middle can douse our dreams, derail our
zeal, and diminish our faith. It can make us desperate. For mercy. For hope.
For grace.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">• When the baby's teething and the toddler's
tantrum-ing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">• When the dishes pile high and the laundry's
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">• When our souls are empty and our calendars are
filled, when our dinner <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">tables are noisy and our accolades are quiet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">• When the bread's burning and our patience has
gone up in smoke, when our best isn't good enough and our worst is magnified.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Right in the middle of that darkness, right in
the middle of that mess, we need grace.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Grace to take one more step, to utter one more
prayer, to risk rejection one more time. Grace to trust in His promises and to
cling to His hand.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We linger long there on the couch, me and my
girl who wants a new name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We just rock and cuddle and listen to the patter
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And instead of offering my mopey Maggie a
lecture on the grandeur of her given name, I simply hold her. Hold her with
compassion, right in that middle place of wishing for something different and
trying to accept what really is.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And this mom, living somewhere between my
beginning and my end, reminds her little girl of one simple truth (Because
sometimes we just need to say it aloud for our own road-weary souls):<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There is only one name worthy of our wishing,
one name deserving of our dreams. And when we keep that name in the middle of
our madness, He offers hope in our beginning, glory in our end, and grace for
every moment in-between.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Heavenly Father, thank You for being here with
me in the middle. May Your grace sustain me in the long days, giving me
perspective, courage and hope. In Jesus' Name, Amen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Numbers 6:25-26, "... the Lord make his
face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and
give you peace." (NIV)</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">One day a man was motoring down a country road
and saw an elderly lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim
light of day, he could see she needed help- tire puncture!. So he pulled up in
front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when
he approached her. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Even
with the smile on his face, she looked worried. No one had stopped to help for
the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked
poor and hungry. He could see that she was frightened, standing out there
in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in
you. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">He said, 'I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't
you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson. Let
me see what needs to be done here!' Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that
was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the
jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire.
But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled
down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from
St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for
coming to her aid. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The
lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with
her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he
not stopped. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This
was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there
were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life
that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">He told her that if she really wanted to pay him
back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person
the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, 'And think of me.' <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">He waited until she started her car and drove
off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for
home, disappearing into the twilight. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A few miles down the road the lady saw a small
café. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made
the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were
two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came
over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one
that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed
the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and
aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little
could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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leaving a five dollar bill on top of the receipt, adding five one hundred
dollar bills underneath it. The waitress quickly went to get change for her five-dollar
bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time
the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she
noticed something written on the napkin. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There were tears in her eyes when she read what
the lady wrote: 'You don't owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody
once helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back,
here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Under
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to
fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That
night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about
the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much
she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be
difficult to make ends meet.... <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">She knew how worried her husband was, and as he
lay sleeping next to her, she slipped the hundred dollar notes into his
slippers, gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, 'Everything's going
to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.'</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>THOUGHT MATTERS CONFERENCE,
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Greetings
from the Tri-Territorial Theological Forum.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We
are happy to announce that the theme for the 2014 conference has now been
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">“Honour
God With Your Body: A Christian View of Human Sexuality”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Christian
theology and spirituality has implications for every aspect of human existence,
including sexuality. Even though sexuality is given inordinate attention in
popular culture it is seldom discussed, in a deliberately theological way,
within The Salvation Army. It is hoped that a conference on this theme will
allow participants to reflect on their responses to issues of sexuality in
their own lives and in society in general.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We
are continuing to explore the best Auckland options for a conference venue. For
now, please make sure you have reserved the dates in your calendar (29 – 31
August, 2014) and begin to think how you might respond to a Call for Papers
which will be issued in due course.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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remember, if you were unable to be in Melbourne last October, you can catch up
on some of the happenings of Thought Matters 2013 at our Facebook page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thoughtmatters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">http://www.facebook.com/thoughtmatters</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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feel free to forward this information to others you think may be interested.
Please ask them to send their details to Thought_Matters@nzf.salvationarmy.org
if they wish to be added to our email database.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Having grown up in Chicago myself, and with interest piqued, I asked where in Chicago was their home? “On the north side of the city,” he said. “That’s interesting”, I replied, “because I also lived on the north side, and in fact went to Lake View High School, near Wrigley Field.”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />“So did my sister”, he exclaimed! I asked what year was that visit to your home, and he informed me that it was 1960. I asked him to describe the SA Officer who had visited his home and he shared, “he was tall, maybe in his late 30s, and he spoke English with an accent of some kind.” “Could it have been a Swedish accent”, I asked? And at that moment all of us at that Christmas table realized concurrently, as tears flowed freely, that the man who had brought the gift of Jesus to that young boy, 40 years earlier on a Christmas Eve was my father. The re-gifting of the story of the birth of Jesus, the love of God, to that young boy was the catalyst that was now bringing the name of Jesus to thousands of Russian military men and women, former atheists and agnostics. The Name above all other names was being re-gifted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Although the word re-gifting doesn’t exist officially, I did an internet search and was more than a little surprised at the number of websites committed to teaching re-gifting. And there are already rules of etiquette about re-gifting. There is one rule among several that I want to share. Not only is it okay to regift, but there are times when you are obligated to regift; <b><i>if someone else could benefit from a gift, you are obliged to re-gift</i></b>. Is there<span style="color: white;"> a</span>ny greater “gift” that we as Christians can share with the world?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sven Ljungholm</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Former Officer</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">USA, Sweden, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Birkenhead Corps </span><span style="font-size: large;">UK</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The media can be blamed, or credited, for inventing and providing the general public with many things, among them, new ‘buzzwords’. One such word first popped up on a TV comedy show a few of years ago; re-gifting! It means rewrapping a present one didn't want and consequently, rewrapping it and re-gifting it to someone else, making certain of course, that one doesn’t mistakenly re-gift it to the original “giver”. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The USA television program suggested that the genesis of the word stems from the ubiquities Christmas fruitcake. Their claim was in fact, only three fruitcakes were ever baked in the USA. The perception that fruitcakes exist in far greater numbers stems from the fact that they are never unwrapped from their colorful cellophane and devoured; they are simply re-gifted..</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Even though the word re-gifting is relatively new, the concept and practice is not. Re-gifting began with God, Mary and Joseph, on the first Christmas Eve. One won’t find the word re-gifting in Webster’s dictionary yet. However, both the Old and New Testament provide a definition of re-gifting and are replete with examples and exhortations. On that first Christmas Eve God gifted Himself to us in the form of His Son, gifting Himself as it were, "He hath given all things into the hands” of His creatures. His was a gift designed specifically for you and me, and to all.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Do you remember when you first heard the name Jesus? Perhaps for you, like me, one of the most powerful remembrances was the family Christmas Eve table. It was my SA officer grandparents reading the Christmas story at the table… and some years later my SA officer parents doing the same, on Christmas Eve.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Twenty years ago I celebrated re-gifting at a rather unusual Christmas Eve table. It was in Moscow, Russia, and it served as a powerful reminder of what the consequences of reconciliation and re-gifting can be.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />I was privileged to serve as a pioneer SA officer in Russia, immediately following Perestroika- they were busy, heady and often difficult times. One of my favorite monthly activities was leading the Sunday evening devotions at the USA Embassy, a gated community in the center of Moscow with high walls protecting it. A group of some 35-40 expats, Americans living in, or visiting Moscow, would meet to worship. Visitors were always found in our small assembly and one Sunday there were five USA military officers visiting our evening service. All five belonged to the Association of Christian Military Fellowship and had been active for several weeks in seeking to sign up Russian regiments that they might visit. They were given opportunity to share the Gospel with large groups of military personnel, an unheard of witness opportunity in the history of the Soviet military.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Following the service at the Embassy we enjoyed coffee and cake together. The five USA military officers had learned that one of my SA related activities was lecturing weekly at the Russian MilitaryAcademy (Intro to Social Services) They were eager to further their reach into the Russian military and thought I could be helpful in their gaining direct access to the Academy, the Russian equivalent of West Point and Sandhurst.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />We arranged to have dinner that week, on December 24. We met at a typical Russian restaurant, a decade prior to any westernization and improvement in the quality of Russkie Stolovayas (restaurants). <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TDbtMhpO1pR0Qwy2LVmyFHwOpQvpw60lM-l4dsVl7hJYys5vYlkAjTPidOj-ev9s9knWXeYG9RufWFNC94VOBaH-sK9pu5HL11JlntII9BifQSnMvdmWmnB1oYr9vKDeyaUvExnlads/s1600-h/Picture+21.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280093269689666866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TDbtMhpO1pR0Qwy2LVmyFHwOpQvpw60lM-l4dsVl7hJYys5vYlkAjTPidOj-ev9s9knWXeYG9RufWFNC94VOBaH-sK9pu5HL11JlntII9BifQSnMvdmWmnB1oYr9vKDeyaUvExnlads/s200/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 134px;" /></a>We heard the Muscovites' exuberance well before venturing inside; the build up of wind swept snow and ice prevented the large front door from closing completely. We entered the rowdy premises, smoke-filled enough to sting one’s eyes. Vodka and champagne was flowing freely; the voices of the Russians boisterous as they sang and toasted each other.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />As we entered, dressed in USA military officer uniforms and two of us in Salvation Army uniforms, we must have been a very strange sight; the cold war had not yet thawed completely! The celebrant's rowdiness became a hushed murmur and their glances suspicious - we entered with our caps in hand and presented our overcoats to a startled doorman.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />We were escorted to our table and greeted with snickers of 'Hello Yankees' and 'Nazdtrovia', the Russians' courage boosted by vodka , as glasses were lifted and 'clinked'!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Our menus were distributed, drink orders taken and we bowed in prayer…. it was our Christ mass table, thousands of miles from our families, celebrating their Christmas Eve stateside.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Our thoughts and conversation naturally turned to “family”. One of the USA military officers shared that he was born and raised in Chicago, and went on to say that he became a Christian as a young boy. A Salvation Army officer had come to his home on Christmas Eve delivering a parcel of food and toys to him and his siblings. His father, he explained, “had abandoned the family and they were living on welfare. After passing out the Christmas gifts the Salvation Army man asked my mother”, he said, “if he might be allowed to read the Christmas story- we sat at our kitchen table as he read… and then he asked me and my sisters if we’d like to have Jesus living in our hearts- we knelt there in our tiny kitchen, and he prayed with us- and Jesus has been my Lord ever since”.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Sven Ljungholm</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'Not heard the call,'
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">- Put your ear down
to the Bible, and hear him bid you go and pull sinners out of the fire of sin. </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">- Put your ear down
to the burdened, agonized heart of humanity, and listen to its pitiful wail for
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Christ in the face, whose mercy you have professed to obey, and tell him
whether you</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> will <i>join heart
and soul and body and circumstances in the march to publish his mercy to the
world</i>.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: yellow;">By John Bunyan </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">“One of the most powerful dramas of Christian faith
ever written, this captivating allegory of man’s</span><span class="BalloonTextChar"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">_ religious journey in search of salvation
follows the pilgrim as he travels an obstacle filled road to the Celestial City.
An enormously influential 17th-century classic, universally known for its
simplicity, vigor, and beauty of language.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;">I remember as a child having a
pictorial edition of Bunyan's Pilgrim’s Progress and it would seem that much of
what I read was somehow retained in various parts of my memory. From time to
time references to the work have conjured up impressions from my childhood
memories and my interest in Bunyan’s allegory was once again kindled by a
fairly recent sermon series by Pastor Alistair Begg* who referenced the book on
numerous occasions during his Truth for Life radio broadcast. Begg was offering
as his book of the month, a copy of The Pilgrim’s Progress transcribed into a
modern-day working of the original text. I decided to order the book. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;">I had attempted to read a copy
of the book which was written in the original language and which I found in my mother’s
possessions following her death (PTG). I was further compelled to do so by the
fact that during my genealogy research, I had found a most probable family link
with my mother’s family and the Bunyans. My Great-great-great Grandmother was a
Louisa Bunyan, born in the County of Bedfordshire as was John Bunyan, where
during his incarceration in Bedford Jail, he penned his classic. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: x-large;">The edition I would recommend,
especially if you are shying away from the original 17</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: x-large;">th </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: x-large;">Century prose, is
published by Crossway Books, edited by C.J.Lovik and beautifully illustrated by
Mike Wimmer. Whilst much of the text is now delivered more comprehensively,
editor’s notes help to clarify the ideas in the allegory and footnotes provide
the biblical references used by Bunyan in his narrative.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;">Charles Spurgeon said that next
to the Bible, this was the book he valued the most. Personally I believe it to
be an incredibly powerful book and would <b><i>recommend it as a tool for personal
reflection. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And, incidentally, the link
between my family and Bunyan’s remains unsubstantiated but I like to think that
maybe the pastoral bloodline passed up through the centuries to my mother who
retired as a Salvation Army Officer in 1999. </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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FORMER SALVATION ARMY OFFICERS FELLOWSHIPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574489703371121995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966743947719363497.post-9200729523745135982013-10-10T01:49:00.002+01:002013-10-10T01:49:26.207+01:00IT IS NO SECRET<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Back in the 50's there was a well known radio
Host/comedian/song
writer in Hollywood named
Carl Stuart Hamblen who was noted for his drinking,
womanizing,
partying, etc.
One of his bigger hits at the time was
"I won't go
hunting with you Jake,
But I'll go chasing women." </span></div>
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One day, along came
a young preacher holding
A tent revival. Hamblen had him on his radio show
presumably
to poke fun at him.
In order to gather more material for his show,
Hamblen
showed up at one of the revival meetings.
Early in the service the preacher
announced, "There is one man
In this audience who is a big fake."
There were probably others
who thought the same thing, but Hamblen was
convinced that he
was the one the preacher was talking about (some would call
that
conviction) but he was having none of that.
Still the words continued to
haunt him until a couple of nights
later he showed up drunk at the preacher's
hotel door around
2AM demanding that the preacher pray for him! But the
Preacher
refused, saying, "This is between you and God and
And I'm not going to get
in the middle of it." But he did invite
Stuart in and they talked until
about 5 AM at which point
Stuart dropped to his knees and with tears, cried out
to God.
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: x-large;">But that is not the end of the story. Stuart quit drinking,
quit
chasing women, quit everything that was 'fun.'
Soon he began to lose favour
with the Hollywood crowd.
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he
refused to accept a beer company as a sponsor.
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: x-large;">He
tried writing a couple
of "Christian" songs but the only one that
had
much success was "This Old House",
written for his friend
Rosemary Clooney.
As he continued to struggle, a long time friend named
John
took him aside and told him, "All your troubles
started when you 'got
religion,' was it worth it all?"
Stuart answered simply, "Yes."
Then his friend asked, "You liked your booze so much,
Don't you ever
miss it?" His answer was, "No."John
. Then he said, "I don't
understand how you could give it
up so easily..."
And Stuart's response
was, "It's no big secret.
All things are possible with God." To this
John said,
"That's a catchy phrase. You should write a song about
it."
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: x-large;">And as they say, "The rest is history."
The song Carl
Stuart Hamblen wrote was;</span></div>
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"It is no secret
what God can do.
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: x-large;">What He's done for others, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: x-large;">He'll do for you. </span></div>
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With arms wide
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: x-large;">It is no secret, what God can do...." </span></div>
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By the
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FORMER SALVATION ARMY OFFICERS FELLOWSHIPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574489703371121995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966743947719363497.post-84212992524294002742013-09-19T08:32:00.001+01:002013-09-19T08:32:25.852+01:00Today I see a gathering of people, not a church of Jesus Christ<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Pastor Jeremiah Steepek transformed himself into a homeless person and went to the 10,000 member church that he was to be introduced as the head pastor at that morning. He walked around his soon to be church for 30 minutes while it was filling with people for service, only 3 people out of the 7-10,000 people said hello to him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">He asked people for change to buy food – no one in the church gave him change. He went into the sanctuary to sit down in the front of the church and was asked by the ushers if he would please sit in the back. He greeted people to be greeted back with stares and dirty looks, with people looking down on him and judging him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">As he sat in the back of the church, he listened to the church announcements and such. When all that was done, the elders went up and were excited to introduce the new pastor of the church to the congregation. They announced; “We would like to introduce to you Pastor Jeremiah Steepek.” The congregation looked around clapping with joy and anticipation. The homeless man sitting in the back stood up and started walking down the aisle. The clapping stopped with all eyes on him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">He walked up to the altar and took the microphone from the elders (who were in on this) and paused for a moment then he recited, - “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">“<i>For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">‘The King will reply, ‘<i>Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">After he recited this, he looked towards the congregation and told them all what he had experienced that morning. Many began to cry and many heads were bowed in shame.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">He then said, “<b><i>Today I see a gathering of people, not a church of Jesus Christ. The world has enough people, but not enough disciples. When will YOU decide to become disciples?”</i></b> He then dismissed service until next week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ should be more than just talk. It ought to be a lifestyle that others around you can love about you and share in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Last night, Sunday there was a Celebration at the Salvation Army Temple in central Oslo, Norway. The SA hall was full as 14 new Cadets were welcomed to begin their two year education as Salvation Army officers (Pastors).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Commissioner Dick Krommenhoek spoke about the three men in Luke 9. All three men had excuses for why they could not follow Jesus. In the next chapter of Luke, the gentile physician's focus is on Jesus sending out the <i>seventy-two disciples</i> who had apparently said 'yes' to the invitation. <b>Three had said no and 72 said yes.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Today, perhaps the scenario is reversed. Seventy-two says no to Jesus' call and 3 answer yes, 'we're willing - send us!'. The Commissioner highlighted that today half of Norway's SA corps are without officer leaders. He challenged the congregation to follow Jesus. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The Salvation Army is in need of laborers: the harvest is ripe.</span><br />
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FORMER SALVATION ARMY OFFICERS FELLOWSHIPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574489703371121995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966743947719363497.post-58322190010942819492013-08-26T11:33:00.001+01:002013-08-26T11:33:20.584+01:00Lost?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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only paper map he had with him was of Scotland. Members of the Ogwan Valley
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depending on an electronic tracking system which he then dropped and the screen
broke. "People should have a paper map of the correct area, and by all
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Wales with him, only a map of Scotland, and he was totally dependent on using
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FORMER SALVATION ARMY OFFICERS FELLOWSHIPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574489703371121995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966743947719363497.post-16481917823482082022013-08-07T23:15:00.002+01:002013-08-07T23:15:33.154+01:00THE FSAOF UKRAINE MISSION PROJECT 2013 PART ONE <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Someone once said:</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">‘The journey of a lifetime begins with the first step’ this trip feels very much like that.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I really did want to go to Ukraine and support Captains Ruslan and Marina Zue, our friends, in their mission and ministry in the Crimea</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Initially I had met them two years ago at a Congress in Kiev celebrating twenty years of the SA opening fire in Eastern Europe. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">It was during those early days of TSA moving into Ukraine due to the pioneering leadership of the then, Captains Sven and Kathie Ljungholm that Sven made Ruslan a Junior Soldier, and so it was an added delight and privilege to now come and support Captain Ruslan.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A young man with much energy, drive and passion for the things and the people of God.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I think you would be hard pressed to find a couple of Officers who are more driven to make a difference for good in the hearts and lives of men, woman and children and for the Kingdom of God.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">And so our journey began, many weeks ago prior to us leaving home for this beautiful country. As usual we started collecting resources to take with us, mainly brass instruments, Salvation Army uniforms, a bass guitar, and a piano accordian to name but a few. We also took some children’s clothes that had been donated by a former officer, now a foster parent for adults with physical and other disabilities. Pauline had contacted me through Facebook to inform me she had some clothes that she desperately wanted to go to Ukraine, and when we met for me to take them from her, she explained why.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Over sixty years ago, a Ukrainian man left Ukraine for England. He was now the Father to a Downs Syndrom baby and believed his child for whom they had been told would only live for a few years would have a better chance of survival and quality of life in the UK. However, as the Father left Ukraine he took an acorn, wrapped it in tinfoil and put it into his little boys pocket for good luck. As his child grew, and grew into manhood too he kept that acorn and carried it with him wherever he went. Just last year, Alan, that once baby died, sixty two years later, and when his foster carers read of us going to Ukraine they desperately wanted the best of Alan’s clothes to go with us for other children as Alan was only the size of a twelve year old boy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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