Mercy Seats have been an integral part of Salvation Army buildings. Their intention is to give focus to a place of prayer where any/all may come for prayer. It is in the tradition of Jesus who called all His followers to declare themselves publicly, but it is also in the tradition of Christian accountability. Having made…
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Craig Oliver’s story
From 2007 to 2011 I worked with two of The Salvation Army’s Advisory Boards. One was in Calgary, the other Edmonton. They could not have been more different. Calgary was driven and visionary, Edmonton was passionate and poised. Calgary saw The Army from our services in that city – Edmonton of course saw The Army…
Don’t be evil
From Wikipedia….”Don’t be evil” is the informal corporate motto (or slogan) of Google,[1] originally suggested by Google employees Paul Buchheit[2] and Amit Patel[3] at a meeting. Buchheit, the creator of Gmail, said he “wanted something that, once you put it in there, would be hard to take out,” adding that the slogan was “also a…
