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Editorial Introduction
by
Major Stephen Court
Salvation
greetings to you in Jesus’ name. Welcome to Journal of
Aggressive Christianity issue 66. What a line-up God has
blessed us with this time around!
We kick things off with Commissioner Wesley Harris’s lecture
to FAMOUS LAST WORDS, called ‘Holiness and Responsibility’.
This is a big-picture talk fed from the lessons Harris learned
over 62 years of officership.
Lieut-Colonel Janet Munn contributes her ‘Continued Obedient
Faith as Holy Witness Through Participation in Small Groups’ [aka
Wesley’s “Class Meetings”] that was delivered in Boston at the
125th anniversary of Commissioner Samuel Logan Brengle’s
sanctification.
Captain Andrew Clark does some thinking ‘Out Loud About
Leadership’ and comes to a few controversial positions.
Major Kelvin Merrett shares his journal notes on Wesleyan
holiness, a wonderful glimpse inside the devotional and
theological reflections of a divisional commander.
Anthony Castle, hot of the big success of his first published
book (Brave and True – a thoroughly salvo novel for teens),
throws us a definition, in ‘Salvationism Is…’
Major JoAnn Shade stirs up more controversy in her commentary
on ‘Affirmative Action’. Really, it must get embarrassing for
people like her to continually have to beat this drum. No more
excuses, people – untie the right hand from behind The
Salvation Army’s back (left being the males).
Lieut-Colonel Richard Munn has an interesting piece on our
‘Salvationist Ancestor’, Zwingli – notable, among other
reasons, for its timing, in light of the current article in
THE OFFICER magazine by Captain Michael Ramsay on the very
same subject.
Cadet Matt Kean wonders if ‘Good Works Might Distract Us From
Mission’.
Cadet James Thompson makes a ‘Call for Decision’.
Major David Laeger contributes ‘Kindred of the Word’.
Captain Gordon Goodridge has ‘Walking with Christ’.
And there is a short take on a challenging line in the
Articles of War undertakings called 'Large Proportions'.
All in all, JAC66 provides more content and intent to
stimulate the salvation war. Use it to confirm, challenge,
instruct, provoke, and empower. And share it with your
friends.
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