The Army's role in the Kingdom

Here are a few thoughts that I posted on Larry's blog at http://questionsforthejourney.blogspot.com/

What if the Army’s role in the Kingdom was not to “do church” but rather be a social arm of the church?

What if we stopped “doing church” all together and partnered with another church and the officer serve as a local volunteer leader within the partnering church (just like any other normal working person)? The officer, then, would run the Salvation Army in his/her community.

What if we concentrated our energy and resources into one or two areas rather than 15?

What if we just kissed the “denominational” thing goodbye and became an agency, an arm, an avenue for other believers to serve in?

The idea is to let the “church” do what they do best and we would do what we do best.

Although there are many challenges and questions to this idea, I have thought it through enough to know how it might could work.

What are your thoughts?

My Dilemma

OK, Christmas is over . . . but I’m busier now than I have ever been. I am in the process of moving our main Thrift store.

And I’m torn.

Loving is hard. I love God . . . truly. I want to serve him and be the best I can be for Him.

I love my wife. I want to be there for her in the way that God has called me to be.

I want to be the dad God has called be . . . I love playing ball with my kids, spending time with them, hanging out and helping them with their homework and reading them bible stories and night.

I want to love the people in my church . . . I want to love the work I do . . . I want to love those that are unloved, that have no one.

But here’s my struggle: My heart’s just not that big. How in the world am I supposed to do all this?

Hence why I haven’t blogged for a while . . .