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I am seriously beginning to doubt whether I believe in God.
Airing such doubt probably is not good career advice for a Salvation Army officer - but as I strongly oppose joining those two words (officer and career) and believe an ‘officer career’ is an oxymoron, I need not to worry on that accou...
As you enter a new appointment you are not beginning a new book. There already exists a book where you are going, and many chapters have been written before you arrived. Rather, you now need to become part of that ongoing story. For that to happen you need to be accepted into the story by the people...
Easter is over.
One can almost hear the collective sigh of relief from many corps officers. Not that they do not appreciate and enjoy Easter and especially the Easter message, but a whole week of evening meetings during a normal working week is quite a deal – maybe even an ordeal.
Of course, th...
This is not really disturbing question, but it is an important one.
For many of us, church (or corps in a Salvation Army context) is part of our lives. Often, we are painfully aware of the shortcomings and faults of our local church and at the same time realise the importance of belonging to an...
Sometimes questions pop up in my mind of the sort where there are no easy answers.
Usually it is the kind of questions that make one think, or at least makes me think. I carry round this, probably vain hope to one day sit down an explore the question, study, research and then write something sensibl...