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Editorial Introduction
by
Captain Stephen Court
Greetings in Jesus' name. Welcome to Journal of
Aggressive Christianity's 46th issue- the Interview Issue.
You'll see a few themes cropping up throughout: holiness,
identity, and mission.
We're excited about the content. We've got some regulars,
Harris and Bale, provoking us to freedom (in THOUGHTS ABOUT
FREEDOM) and holiness (in HOLINESS AND HOW TO GET IT).
Commissioner Harris is subtly tripping you to calling
obedience. And Bale is less subtly commending SLB's type of
holiness to you, not merely theologically, but experientially.
Commissioner George Scott Railton makes a rare JAC appearance,
writing on women in Heathen England. This is a position normal
to The Army and to the Barmy Army but we need to keep
reminding ourselves and those we invited to these pages of
this important truth.
And Lieutenant Steve Bussey responds beautifully to last
week's TIME Magazine article on youth ministry in LOLLI-POP
SPIRITUALITY - WHY YOUTH ARE CRASHING FROM SUGAR-COATED
CHRISTIANITY. This is good for everyone to read, but is also
possibly an nice entry-article for our emergent comrades.
And then we interview soldiers from five territories on battle
issues that we all face. We expect that most of you will learn
as much as I did in the editing room on what the problems and
solutions are in this great salvation conflict. We esteem the
interviewees as those fighting hard and committed to
glorifying Jesus as they capture, train, and deploy on very
different fronts.
There are no commissioned officers interviewed this time
around. It is strange that we even have to mention it in JAC,
but we have a high view of soldiership. And these soldiers
model some of the standards and expectations and possibilities
for the salvation war. Now, for those of you who like to find
out about the brass (the shoulders, not the mouth pieces),
search the archives, as we've interviewed our share of
generals and commissioners...
Enjoy this issue. Once you get through it, catch up on the 45
previous issues. Then hit a few years of blogs. Then hit the
preaching resource at armybarmy.com (now with video as well as
audio). And let's each try to get someone saved today.
God bless The Salvation Army
The Editors
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