History

Tomorrow morning I'm off out of Riga to Skangal (Children's home and school) where there is a seminar for employees and volunteers of The Salvation Army here in Latvia. This is the second time we've run this half-day training and I have the job of talking about Salvation Army history. I'm really happy about this as I love the history of my church.

As I've looked over my notes this evening, I've been thinking about how this history impacts on the current Salvation Army. We have various voices from around the world pushing for radical changes that will either make The Salvation Army unrecognisable from its roots, or who want to take us back to an age that may not ever have existed.

For me I love the passion of the early day Salvationists, and wonder why this passion seems to have been lost. For most of my 36 years I've plodded along as a Christian with a few high points of strong passion, but the majority of the time I've not really been that passionate. The stuff I'm reading at the moment is starting to change that and I see ahead a process that will transform my thinking, something that I want to happen.

One thing is for sure though! I want to be more like the early day Salvationists with their passion for the lost and those in need, than the many apathetic Salvationists I've come into contact with over the years!

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