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Editorial Introduction
by Major Stephen Court
Here we go
again. You never
know when one of these articles will take on a life of its own
and be referenced in training colleges around the whole world.
JAC78 lines up along with the previous 77 issues
(available on archive) to provide orthodox, edifying, and
provocative contributions to Aggressive Christianity.
Lieut-Colonel
Richard Munn, the principal of the
International
College for Officers and a
member of the International Doctrine Council, writes
confidently and instructively on SALVATION: Our First Name –
The Salvation Army’s Theology of Justification.
Lieutenant
Xander Coleman, new corps officer in
UKI Territory and corps and outpost pioneer,
writes about Life and Death: An exploration of Jesus’ ‘I AM’
statements in the gospel of John.
Commissioner
Wesley Harris, former territorial commander of
New Zealand
and Fiji Territory and our stalwart JAC
contributor, exhorts us to DO IT NOW.
Major Danielle
Strickland, corps officer in
Canada and Bermuda Territory, writes a Lenten article about
the Wild Gospel and Living in Deserts.
Captain Claire
Watson, corps officer in Australia Southern Territory, gives a
public FAREWELL TO CAROL, a poignant story of friendship,
evangelizing, and addiction.
Commissioner
Harris, former territorial commander of the
Scotland
Territory, writes about
Islands of Irrelevancy.
CSM Aaron
White, who leads 614 Vancouver corps, is the
author of CellTalks, salvo curriculum used in many corps in at
least three continents (to sign up for the free weekly small
group discussion guide, see
http://corpscadets.salvationarmy.org.au/home/).
Here’s a taste of it, prepared for you with the Five Ws
– welcome, worship, the Word, witness, and wealth, called The
Seventh Sign.
Essentials of
Salvationism is a perennial topic of discussion for those in
our movement and Commissioner Harris, former territorial
commander of Canada and Bermuda, gives it the proper treatment
of a wise old Salvationist.
Finally, we’re
arguing In Defence of Indoctrination, a short piece inspired
by a 1978 children’s book.
And that is
JAC78. Please
read it, share it widely, think about it, discuss it, and
apply all the good parts.
And, stay close to Jesus.
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