Guest Author Post by Lieutenant Chelsea Brevitt Neurodiversity, Church, and Belonging In recent years, the church has begun to ask deeper questions about belonging. As congregations grow more aware of differences, conversations about inclusion have moved beyond physical accessibility to the inner life of faith itself. One of the most important of these conversations concerns …
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There is a strange little verse in Genesis that has resulted in all kinds of fantasy novels, films, and unfortunate attempts at theology. That is the story of the Nephilim. Much has been made about them, but the reality is somewhat more literary and less magical. The Nephilim are mentioned in three places in the …
'Mission' is one of those terms that can end up being reduced to something trotted out to justify a new activity or project, or used to either raise or reduce the perceived value of a church depending on whether it is being 'missional' or not. For the Army, this boils down to a simple phrase. …
On the 14th of October 2025 General Lyndon Buckingham gave a call to action to the international Salvation Army. The link for it is directly below. I think we need to best understand this call as a call to sanctification. https://www.salvationarmy.org/news/general-lyndon-buckingham-speaks-heart-salvation-army-global-call-action?fbclid=IwT01FWANcr5dleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHsAP_SoJ99MjPOVM-sJb9jvIlTK36LF1BCHcDYXICej0W_h8iyvyNs8-LJYp_aem_xq3emrCI31baXPBu0vgWew The General is calling Salvationists to rediscover their personal excitement, enthusiasm, and commitment to …
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The rapture has once again reared its head with people on social media claiming the rapture was coming which led to some more...gullible...people selling their belongings off cheap. Things like this aren't new. There have been loads of end-times cults over the millennia. But now TikTok is a thing, its ended up in the popular …
The way that people commonly think about the 'soul' - an immortal spirit which is who we really are that dwells in some way 'within' us - is not actually Biblical. We do not have souls in the way people frequently use the word. In this blog, I'm going to set out what a biblical …
Every human has a divine vocation. In fact, they have often have several. Part of being human means working out what our vocation is. The most important thing to remember is that our vocation, whether general or specific, is part of what creates meaning in our life. Without understanding our vocation, we will fail to …
If we take seriously the claim that God experienced the fullness of human experience, particularly in the crucifixion of Jesus, then we can speak about God having traumatic experiences. This changes not only how we see God, but how we can relate to God in our suffering. A God who experiences trauma is a God …
Being a soldier is more than a form of membership or a way to belong. It is a vocation. It is not the only vocation that God calls people to, nor is it a higher or more important vocation than any other vocation. However, it is a distinct vocation. What is a Vocation? Vocation is …
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*Disclaimer - this is a personal reflection and presents my own opinions and beliefs, not anyone else's.* The call to follow Jesus is not one that we can put down when the going gets difficult or when life becomes complicated. When Jesus commands us to come and follow him, it is a demand which transforms …