Can God really?
You will hopefully already know that we are running a theme of ‘Come to the Table’ throughout the Territory. Based on Psalm 23:5, there is an invitation issued to us…
Come to the Table: Losing the Weight of the Day
Morning all … I am so grateful for the opportunity to engage with you from my table. I want to express my appreciation for the encouraging messages we received over…
Proud Donkey
The biblical story tells us that before being crucified, Jesus triumphally entered Jerusalem, riding on a small donkey as mean of transportation. The donkey carried him while the crowd opened…
First Love
One of The Salvation Army's distinctives is that officers marry other officers. In my case, I met my wife to be when I was in the School for Officers Training…
Better Wage
There are people who live to work and there are people who work to live. While the first ones do it for pleasure, the second ones do it for necessity.…
Christian “RoboCop”
The action and science fiction movie “RoboCop”, tells the story of a policeman who is brutally killed by a group of criminals, but is soon revived by a cybernetic shop…
Liquorice Candy
One of the curiosities of having worked on several continents has been to try the culinary of different countries where we’ve been appointed. It is interesting how people always think…
Like Father, Like Son
When my daughters were toddlers, I once found them fighting. The four-year-old was striking her two-year-old little sister. I instinctively intervened smacking the older one telling her: “you cannot strike…
Desert Spring
While in the south begins spring, in the north begins fall, and when in the south starts the summer, in the north starts the winter. That is how the annual…
Elections
When children want to spontaneously play the game of football usually two of them will act as captains and alternate in selecting the other players to make up their teams.…