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Corps Officer/Pastor of Spryfield Community Church and Family Resource Centre

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Focus Group

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

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“Can you tell me how to get, how to get to…”

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Sesame Street,  that iconic children’s program which premiered in 1969 is probably the greatest kid’s show in existence.  It is the template that all other childhood education shows are based on.  There’s been many facsimiles, but it remains the originator (okay, the Canadian show “Mr Dressup” was a close runner up).
One thing I appreciate about [...]

should I get an i-pad? | reason

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

In resuming the series entitled, “Should I get an i-pad” where I explore the Christian’s relationship with the consumer culture, I’d remind you that I’m framing this discussion using John Wesley’s quadrilateral.  “What on earth is he talking about?” I can hear you saying. Allow me to explain.
John Wesley, the Founder of the Methodist Movement [...]

Mission Team 2010 | Creating a Buzz

Friday, August 13th, 2010

This week Spryfield Corps hosted the Scotian Glen Camp Staff Mission Team. What a great week it was. Over 20 local kids took in a 5-day long VBS. From 9-12 each morning, our church was rockin’.
Other events the team took part in: providing leadership of our very first Spry Cafe – a coffee house in [...]

Letters to the Army: From the Office of the General

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Should our prayers contain more expressions of gratitude than requests?

Dear Fellow Salvationists,
I greet you each one in the sacred Name of Jesus. His Name is without equal. Only under his Name can salvation for our souls be found. Let our hearts leap upward with gratitude.
As I write to you, London is going through a mid-summer [...]

Forgive and…

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

You were going to say “forget”, weren’t you? Forgive and forget. Something you’ve no doubt heard by well-meaning people (perhaps even pastors) who tell you that you need to get over your problem and simply forget about it.
In my pastoral care class we had some great discussion on the true nature of forgiveness.  The maxim, [...]

Words from the General

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

Advice from the General to his Officers

In honour of Founder’s Day (July 10), reprinted for your reading pleasure is an article from the August 1898 edition of “The Officer”. It is advice from the Founder to his estimated 25,000 officers, worldwide, who flocked to Booth’s banner in creating “The Salvation Army”. Enjoy.

1.  “I don’t like [...]

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