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Participants in the God’s Cathedral prayer walk through the Redwood Forest in Victoria. ‘God’s Cathedral’ is a new initiative of The Salvation Army’s Spiritual Life Team. It is the first in a series of fresh prayer encounters where the team, headed up by Auxiliary-Lieutenant Rosy Keane, is exploring ways to pray and share the resources and outcomes of these experiences to adapt for your own setting. And we would love your feedback and to know what you think at the end! BY AUX-LIEUT ROSY KEANE Territorial Secretary for Spiritual Life Development God’s Cathedral came from the heart of Major Steve Haworth, Officer Personnel Secretary in Victoria Division, an avid trekker and photographer. Looking for fresh inspiration for prayer, I asked, “If you could pray any way you liked, how would you pray?” Steve described the Redwood Forest in Victoria, a place he had always wanted to walk through and photograph, a place where he feels closest to God. “For me, the way I connect with God is by getting out into nature,” Steve said. “I’ve heard nature being called ‘God’s Cathedral. “The Redwood Forest is such a beautiful place, to be amongst those giant trees, and the way the Redwood Forest is set out in a geometric pattern is amazing and a place that feels deeply spiritual. They were planted in the 1920s, alongside plantations of Bishop Pine and Douglas Fir as part of a hydrology experiment and have now been preserved, so they’ll be there for generations to come. Major Steve Haworth and his wife, Major Kim Haworth. And so, armed with a camera and prayer, together, we formed an idea. We planned for Steve to spend time in prayer and photography in the forest a few weeks before the event. “I was hoping to get there early enough in the morning to see the sunbeams coming through the trees,” Steve said. “I wasn’t disappointed, it was such a beautiful thing to see the sunbeams hit the early morning mist, as if God’s very presence was being carried through on those beams of light. “I’ve been taking photos for over 40 years, and sometimes I see things that others don’t, things that capture my eye. For me, it’s the pine needles on some of the conifers, the reflections on the lake, willows dancing, birds flitting from tree to tree.” Some of the images Major Steve Haworth took on his ‘pre-walk’ of Redwood Forest. The photos Steve took would be given to prayer participants, with both of us praying over each photo beforehand, believing they would carry meaning for the person who received it. We decided to incorporate spiritual prayer exercises through the senses, allowing ample time for prayer walking, individually or in groups. We designed a devotional booklet in Canva, which you are free to adapt and use in any prayer setting. View or edit the devotional booklet here . All photos were taken by Steve, and you’re welcome to use them! Group gathering The group that gathered for the prayer walk through Redwood Forest in Victoria. We met on Saturday, 28 June at 10am with a group of 20 people of all ages. We gave them the devotional booklets and began by anointing each person using Hinoki oil, representing the sense of smell. Hinoki oil comes from a specific Japanese Cypress known for its durable wood and fragrant oil. The smell, to me, is so peaceful and calming ... there’s just something about its fragrance. I have some on my desk at the office, and every now and again I’ll put a few drops in the little wooden diffuser I’ve got there. As I was writing this, I caught a whiff of it. It was like God’s presence in the room with me. A reminder. I said to myself, to be aware of God’s love for me every time I smell it. We instructed our prayer participants to spend the first 10 minutes of their walk in the forest in silence, listening to God. We then gathered by the river, and each person shared an observation they had made about God during the walk. Steve says, “There are all different kinds of beauty in the same place … to see the water cascading over the rocks, and you hear the rocks talking to you through the water. It’s so clean and so clear. The damp smell of leaves on the ground.” We spent the next hour in free prayer, either walking individually or in small groups. People were also invited to receive prayer from Steve and me if they wished. All photos: Major Steve Haworth At the end of the walk, we gathered for a time of sharing. I handed out the photographs Steve had taken in the weeks beforehand and invited people to reflect on them. Each person drew something different from them. People sharing around the group was amazing. To hear the joy people got from being there. I remember one person in particular, Meredith Daniels, shared that she had been looking at the photo the wrong way around and thought it was a waterfall. The person beside Meredith had shown her that she was holding the photo the wrong way, and it was actually a lake. For her, it was a reminder that we don’t always see things clearly until we shift our perspective. Sometimes we need to see things from God’s perspective. We concluded by sharing in a time of communion, representing the sense of taste, being of one mind and one body. Then, people had the option to have their photo taken by Steve in the forest, as a reminder that they had prepared in prayer beforehand, prayed together during the walk, and would carry this time of encounter with them afterwards. We concluded the day with an open invitation for lunch at a local cafe. (Steve highly recommends the vanilla slice at Three Sugars Café.) Running into people down the street afterwards, the smiles were still there, and the joy was still there. To be able to share that. There are many different ways to pray. Steve says: “That’s how I connect with God. That’s how I talk to God. When I’m in nature somewhere, I’m just awestruck by the trees, the mountains, and the different smells. For your mental health and wellbeing, to be still, to be present, to observe, and to listen for God’s voice in that place. It’s an amazing thing to be in, and to share.” An invitation from Rosy What do you think of this as a prayer exercise? Is this something you could see working in your setting? Please feel free to join our Spiritual Life Facebook page for more prayer ideas and sharing, or if you would like to see all the God’s Cathedral photos. I would love to help you run something similar in your area with your people. Contact me here to explore how we can help others discover new ways to pray. God’s Cathedral is now part of a series in the Victoria Division we are calling ‘God Encounters’. Our next gathering is ‘God’s Garden’ on 18 October at the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden at 10am. All are welcome. If you would like to come, please join the WhatsApp group here Aux-Lieut Rosy Keane on the prayer walk through the Redwood Forest in Victoria.

As a lived-experience peer support worker at The Salvation Army’s Foster House in Sydney, Craig journeys with residents, offering a safe space, a listening ear and often a shoulder to cry on. Craig says that he understands what the residents are going through, sharing that he was once wracked in addiction and that he didn't want help, but he wanted somewhere safe to sleep. Foster House provided this and much more. Craig says that the most important thing about his role is fighting for dignity, building trust and helping the men leave in a better state than when they arrived – a better frame of mind, with skills to be able to go back into the community.

Revolution Worship has released two tracks from its upcoming EP titled King Jesus. BY ANTHONY CASTLE   Revolution Worship, a platform for new music within The Salvation Army, has released two new songs – Our God is Great and Move Again .   The releases coincide with Revolution Worship being recognised by the Christian Media and Arts Australia for its emerging ministry. Dan Casey leading worship at his home corps, Revolution Salisbury City, in Adelaide.  “Each of these songs was written to play a specific role in our movement,” says Dan Casey, National Leader for Contemporary Worship in Australia. “ Our God is Great is an upbeat declaration for our movement, based on Psalm 145. Move Again is a reflection on the relationship the Spirit has to The Salvation Army.” Written by Dan Casey, Luke O’Dea and Paris Briggs, the new tracks are from the upcoming EP titled King Jesus .   LISTEN: For Our God is Great , click here . For Move Again , click here   “We were drawn to Psalm 145,” explains Dan. “In Jewish traditions, they would recite that Psalm repeatedly. It was a reminder of God’s greatness. It stood out to me, and I thought, ‘How often are we stepping back and declaring God’s greatness?’ In that song, we say it again and again; it’s a repeatable thing for everyday practice.”   The songwriters use the material in their own Salvo communities, Dan at Salisbury City Salvos (SA), Paris at Shire Salvos (NSW) and Luke at Northlakes Salvos (NSW).   READ MORE: The revolution now begins   Revolution Worship is also producing tutorials on YouTube to make the music accessible for people of differing skill levels. Revolution Worship strives to make music that is useful for faith communities.   “The song Move Again came from the question, ‘What does the Holy Spirit look like in our movement?’” explains Daniel. “I was reading Aggressive Christianity by Catherine Booth and could see the extravagant ways the Holy Spirit moved once. The Spirit is moving still now, so how can we be in surrender to that in our own communities?” Award nomination   Revolution Worship was recently nominated for the Emerging Artist Award by Christian Media and Arts Australia.   Nominations are decided by streaming and radio play, but the awards are finalised by the public, with voting to close on 8 August. To vote, click here   “We’re thankful for the nomination, but we don’t do this for awards,” says Daniel. “What it does show is that the material is resonating Australia-wide. That Salvo songs are connecting with Christians across the country shows that we’re on the right track.”   More on Revolution Worship’s releases can be found here , on Spotify , iTunes , and on YouTube .

This week is Homelessness Week (4-10 August). In this video, four caseworkers share the challenging nature of their roles as well as the many rewards in seeing their clients feel safe, settled, and secure in appropriate housing of their own. They highlight the systemic barriers caused by the housing and cost of living crisis, the misconception that housing alone solves homelessness, and the importance of consistent, compassionate care and wrap-around services.

Each week throughout 2025, Salvationists around the world are uniting in prayer for a particular territory or region of The Salvation Army.   The focus territory/region shares prayer requests to help us pray with precision and power for one another.   This week (4-10 August), we are praying for the India South Eastern Territory of The Salvation Army. Colonels Lalbulliana Tlau and Lalnunhlui Khawlhring lead the territory.   The India South Eastern Territory has 641 officers (384 active, 257 retired); cadets 24; employees 590; corps 322; outposts 165; senior soldiers 58,201; adherents 13,790; junior soldiers 4013.   Please pray for: The deepening of spiritual life among officers, soldiers, youth and all members of The Salvation Army.   God’s blessings on the new Territorial Headquarters building. May it be a place of unity, vision and effective ministry.   The new Territorial Commander and Territorial President of Women’s Ministries. Ask God to guide their leadership and empower them to serve the territory faithfully.   Good health for all officers. May God protect them from illness and give strength to those undergoing medical treatment.   Many officers travel for ministry. Pray for God's protection and safety as they journey to different corps and districts.   The territorial leaders, chief secretary and territorial leaders for leadership development as they lead, plan and visit different areas. May God bless their efforts and bring fruitful results.   All employees working in schools, hospitals, hostels and offices. Ask God to bless their work and give them strength and wisdom.   Salvation Army institutions facing financial, technical and staffing challenges. Pray for God's provision and favour in every area.   More young people to answer the call to officership. The need is great – ask God to raise up faithful and willing hearts.   God’s guidance in dealing with the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act and government procedures.   Legal and technical matters related to Salvation Army properties to be resolved peacefully and quickly.   Click here to go to the India South Eastern Territory website.   Click here to go to The Salvation Army India website.   To download the 2025 International Prayer Focus schedule, click here .   To find out more about The Salvation Army’s prayer focus, click here .

A Salvation Army team serves food to military personnel supporting the relief effort. Salvation Army teams responded to recent record-breaking rainfall, destruction and displacement in Korea last month. The response focused on delivering urgent humanitarian aid – including meals, hygiene kits and essential supplies – to displaced residents and relief workers. Emotional and spiritual care was also provided, in coordination with local authorities, non-governmental organisations and sponsors. Between 16 and 18 July 2025, Korea experienced intense rainfall that led to widespread flooding and severe damage in several provinces.   More than 20 people died, and some were reported missing. More than 15,000 people were evacuated, and flash floods and landslides destroyed homes, roads and public infrastructure. The initial operation began on 17 July in Dangjin, Asan, Cheonan and Yesan, with the distribution of meals, hygiene kits and electric fans.   A team deployed to Sancheong on 19 July supported 8945 evacuees with meals and provided emergency tents to 60 homes. Territorial leaders Commissioners Kim Byung-yoon and Cha Soon-sam visited Sancheong on 20 July to encourage volunteers and observe relief efforts first-hand.   Record-breaking rainfall caused widespread destruction and displacement. On 21 July, the Chief Secretary of The Salvation Army in Korea, Colonel Han Sea-jong, visited the site in Yesan to support volunteers and deliver supplies. Two days later, The Salvation Army assisted residents and recovery teams in Naju by distributing snacks and traditional Korean ice desserts.   The Salvation Army’s presence was welcomed with deep appreciation from local communities and leaders. Partnerships with the government, military and sponsors, including KB Kookmin Bank and Bonjuk, enhanced the impact of the response. Field assessments will determine if any further assistance is required. The Korea Territory remains committed to long-term recovery and restoration.

Riverside Gawler Salvos Corps Officer Major Darren Dwyer and Senior Sgt. Rob Mowday from Gawler Police ready to do battle on the cricket field. Image: supplied BY ANTHONY CASTLE   Aussie cricket legend Ian Chappell will be the special guest at The Salvation Army Hope Cup homelessness fundraiser in Adelaide on Friday 8 August.   The event, organised by Riverside Gawler Salvos, acts as a launch for the annual cricket match between The Salvation Army Riverside All Stars and the Gawler Police, to be held this year on Sunday 16 November.   “All profits raised from the launch evening will go towards supporting those who are experiencing homelessness and doing it tough in the Gawler and Barossa communities,” said Riverside Gawler Corps Officer Major Darren Dwyer.   “But we’re so excited to announce that Ian Chappell will be our special guest at this year’ Hope Cup launch. He’s considered one of the greatest cricketing captains the world has seen, and sharing an evening with Ian is sure to be a unique event.”   Ian Chappell played cricket for South Australia and Australia throughout the 1970s. Nicknamed ‘Chappelli’, he led Australia from 1971 to 1975 before playing a key role in the rebel World Series Cricket venture under Kerry Packer.   After retiring in 1980, he became a cricket commentator, predominantly for Channel 9. He had been inducted into several sporting halls of fame, including the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1986, the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2003 and the International Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009.   Earlier this year, Darren was named Gawler Citizen of the Year for his work in the community, particularly around homelessness and the funds raised by the Hope Cup. “The focus of the Hope Cup is safe sleeping, looking at sleeping pods, more long-term accommodation, and appropriate supports for those wanting to escape a life on the streets,” Darren said.   “The Riverside Salvos regularly opens its doors for the homeless to access showers and meals, providing emergency relief, food parcels, and clothing.”   Nixon’s Function Centre in Gawler is hosting the launch, with profits from ticket sales being donated to the Hope Cup. The evening will also feature unique c ricketing memorabilia and the Hope Cup auction. The tickets are $100 (plus a booking fee) and can be purchased here .   • For more information on the Hope Cup, click here . • For more information about Homelessness Week click here • For MySalvos Homelessness Week resources click here

Each month on Salvos Online , Rosy, the Territorial Secretary for Spiritual Life Development, shares her thoughts and reflections on the spiritual issues that shape our lives as Christians, exploring how our faith intersects with our everyday experiences and how we can deepen our relationship with God.   One of my earliest memories of confession and repentance was around the age of 13. I wouldn’t have known the fancy words for it; I just knew that I was so jealous of my friend Sophie.   She’d joined my class halfway through the school year when we were only 11 years old, and she brought with her a bright personality and a mass of curly blonde hair.    Everyone loved Sophie. The boys I liked liked her, and the girls who were my friends all wanted to be friends with her. For the next few years, I quietly seethed with jealousy. Years later, when we had moved on to high school, I saw her in the driveway one day and surprised myself by being compelled to tell her that I was sorry.   “What for?” she asked.   “For always having been jealous of you,” I replied. She laughed in disbelief, and something literally left my shoulders and flew into the sky. It was like something that had clung to me had finally been released. As I let it go, it let go of me.   While it’s easy to look at stories like this, of minor confessions or inconveniences, and tell them as vignettes of our former selves (“Oh, but I am so much better now!”), confession and repentance are meant to be part of our daily rhythm of life, from the seemingly shallow issues to the serious.   Just as bathing daily and cleansing ourselves from material dirt, confession and repentance can be seen as a cleansing from spiritual dirt. But it is also a practice many of us as Western Christians are unfamiliar with, and perhaps even some see it as – dare I say it – quaint?   While the Catholic tradition has confessional boxes and a culture of repentance (“Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned …”), my own Baptist and Salvationist Christian experience mirrored no such modelled vulnerability or regular practice.   But I know we could all probably write endless paragraphs on cover-up culture, painful betrayals of confidences and outright discouragement after bouts of vulnerability. Satan is the father of lies, after all, and we have all had disappointing experiences of being in a Christian community that lacked transparency or perhaps caused us unintended/untended wounds. But trying and failing to live authentic, loving Christian lives doesn’t excuse us from trying again. In fact, we must – always and daily.   “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many” ( Hebrews 12:14-15 ).   “ Confession and repentance are not optional. They are a required practice in keeping our spirits attuned to God’s presence and in sync with God’s community.”   Sin can grow in the dark like mushrooms, and we can acclimatise to filth. It’s not until the curtains are drawn back that the sunlight comes in. Eyeglasses often get so dirty that we aren’t aware of it until we clean them. Our spiritual eyesight can degrade more than we realise until we visit the optometrist, get a new prescription, and declare, “I can finally see!”   I am in a small group affectionately called ‘Brengle Book Club’, where four of us meet weekly to read a chapter or two of Army theologian Samuel Logan Brengle’s reflections on holiness, pray and disciple one another.    As we’ve grown more and more together with our vulnerable, committed community and pursuit of holiness, confession and repentance have now become an (initially unexpected) natural part of our rhythm.    Holiness can be a word that is easily discredited.    The main phrase I hear when mentioning the word holiness is ‘holier than thou’. Holiness can be seen as personal piety that self-righteously lords itself over others. But true holiness is holier with thou . It is holiness both imparted by God and formed by living in community, marked by loving selflessness, and the righteousness of the Lord being refined through authentic, vulnerable living with and serving of others. It is a true gift.   When we confess and repent, two of the tools of holiness, it is a stripping off of religious armour and self-justification. It’s a nakedness before the Lord and others. It means relinquishing self-reliance and asking to be embraced by the community – to be seen, forgiven and loved. What a blessing.   David took off the armour of Saul before he fought Goliath. His age wasn’t what qualified (or disqualified!) him, but his obedience. Saul’s armour would have had the royal emblems and jewels and the heft of the throne behind it. This is the man the king has endorsed! But if we are to do as God asks, it requires us to take off all other justifications, qualifications, and affiliations to embrace our frailty and ask God to cover the shortfall. For when I am weak, then I am strong.   But beware of your own flesh-coloured armour!   We can so easily trick ourselves and others into thinking our curated confessions, or half-truths, or self-love cover what others can’t see. “I am naked and unashamed,” we say. But we’ve camouflaged the armour we still wear to make others believe we are vulnerable, because we are afraid of being seen. True intimacy with God and others requires trust and vulnerability. Vulnus is the Latin root, literally meaning “wound.”   “Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it” (Matthew 10:38–39).   If you’ve never tried confession ( Here in this area of my life/living is where the Spirit has convicted me. Here is where I know I have done wrong in your eyes, O God, and in community, to you my friend/enemy ) and repentance ( Forgive me, Lord, for my sin against you. Thank you for your grace. Will you forgive me, those I have wronged. Let me make right, be renewed and not sin against you again ), then I encourage you to find two or three others and make it a regular practice. This is what will strengthen the body and bring revival.   A wound heals from within, by being exposed to the light, tended to and bound up again for healing. Perhaps this is where the title of Christ as the Great Physician becomes reality for our Christian experience:   “And Jesus answering said unto them, ‘They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.’” (Luke 5:31-32 KJV).   Will you allow the Lord even there, friend? As you let it go, it will let you go. We belong together.    And we are holier with thou.

Salvation Army officers who have concluded their service in 2025: Effective 27 July Captain Katrina Hindle Captain Michael Hindle Effective 26 June Major Paul Ong Effective 7 May Auxiliary Lieutenant Lauren Luiker Effective 19 March Major Brad Watson Effective 6 February 2025 Major Jennifer Reeves Effective 28 January 2025 Major Naava Brooks                     Effective 31 January 2025 Captain Rachel Knight        Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers. We thank God for their service and ministry and pray that as they step out in faith to new beginnings, plans will go smoothly, God’s blessing and peace abound, and fulfilment in new ventures will be a source of great joy.

It often seems like the pace of life in our modern world hasn’t just returned to ‘normal’ after COVID-19 but has actually sped up, says Lauren Martin. Photo: Djim Loic “Do you ever feel ‘disconnected’ in one of the most ‘connected’ periods of human history?”   BY LAUREN MARTIN   Time is a funny thing, isn’t it? It can feel fast or slow. It can frustrate us in times of waiting or bring us great joy when things fall into place ‘just at the right time’. Our God is timeless yet holds all of time in his hands. It blows my mind.   During the COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdowns, we lost so much, yet many of us gained the gift of time. Time to ponder, time to invest in ourselves and our relationship with God, time to re-align our priorities when so much of the ‘stuff’ that usually sat in our calendars was stripped away. (I want to recognise, though, that for our dedicated essential workers this was not the case.)   Cultural norms Now that this period is over, it often seems like the pace of life in our modern world hasn't just returned to ‘normal’ but has actually sped up. The intentions and new rhythms we created are, for some of us, slipping away, lost in the cultural norm of ‘busy’.   For most of my Christian life, I have wrestled with God about the issue of ‘time’. I would joke that I often prayed that God would give me more hours in the day. A request that was never granted! I knew that the more things I stuffed into my calendar, the less time I had to hear God’s voice. But the demands of life, and the desire of my heart to “love others well”, “fulfil the demands of my job”,  to “be there for people”, and “be a good mum”, “good wife”, “good friend”, (the list goes on) overwhelmed the underlying truth that God says:  enough is enough.   Do you ever feel ‘disconnected’ in one of the most ‘connected’ periods of human history?   Disconnection from God occurs at various stages in our lives, for different reasons, in different seasons. Some people call it a ‘wilderness’ experience, likening it to the Israelites in the desert because they had lost touch with their true identity and calling. It can also happen when we are so busy doing ‘all the good things’ that define our earthly roles as mother, father, disciple, friend, husband, wife, partner etc. that we don’t even realise we have also lost touch with our true identity and calling.   Enough is enough , says God.   Intimacy with God We are  enough , just the way we are. Psalm 139 tells us that. God’s deepest desire is not for our calendars to be full of good deeds, but for intimacy with us. Jesus emphasised this when he responded to the Pharisees’ question about the greatest commandment.   Loving God comes first, loving our neighbour flows from that. Putting ‘first things first’ means entering into intimacy with God, and allowing that to change us, mould us and guide us – and our schedules.   Jesus showed us a life of intimacy with God during his time here on the earth and consistently invited us to ‘follow him’ in living that kind of life. In Psalm 23, David reveals the fullness of life that comes when we take the time to follow God into deeper and deeper levels of intimacy.   A group of Salvation Army ministry leaders has met in south-west Sydney every Friday for the past two years to pray, listen and seek God’s heart. Recently, I took the time to attend a two-hour prayer meeting that a group of my colleagues attend every week. “Two hours!” I thought, “Every week! How do they fit that into their busy Salvation Army ministry schedules?” I felt curious and drawn to experience this practice that they had been faithful to now, for five years. Wow. I came away from those two hours feeling lighter, refreshed, more centred and focused. No wonder they had told me that blocking that time into their diaries actually “enhanced” rather than reduced their productivity.   God says to us that we are enough. The question is, do we believe it? Are we trusting and brave enough to say: ‘ enough is enough’  to our busy schedules and take the time to enter into deeper intimacy with him? That’s the challenge I have accepted.  If you want to read more about the south-west Sydney prayer cell that Lauren visited, the story is here

To read Gloria’s Promoted to Glory notice and her officer appointment history, click here

1. What is your current appointment, and what do you find most satisfying about it?   Together with my wife, Jodie, we are the Corps Officers of Gungahlin Salvos in the north of Canberra. We are very excited to be back in Canberra and more excited to see God at work here in the nation’s capital. Gungahlin is a fast-growing community. In the early 1990s, about 100 people lived out this way, and now close to 100,000 people call Gungahlin home. For over half of the community, English is a second language, and it is a community where the average age is just 31.    One of the most satisfying things about being here is connecting with the community and building community partnerships. And as that happens, we have seen people connect and reconnect with the corps and their faith. As a whole, Canberra is becoming less Christian; however, people want a place to belong and feel at home, and it is exciting to see more and more people call Gungahlin Corps home.    2. Away from the appointment – if that’s possible! – what do you do to relax or unwind?   We have four kids, so life is pretty busy. However, in the last few years, we have been able to go on two cruises as a family. At first, I was a little worried about the whole idea of being stuck on a boat, but it didn’t take long for me to be hooked. I enjoy embarrassing my kids and often have been found dressed up in costume for school pick-up.   I am also a very keen supporter of the greatest NRL team to ever exist, the mighty Brisbane Broncos! So, during the winter months, I am kept busy offering my support and advice to this great team. One thing I love about this team is that it is not always about winning for them; they sometimes go out of their way to ensure football is the winner by allowing other less great teams to win.    3. What’s a favourite Christian song and why do you like it?   Recently, the kids introduced me to ‘Give Me Jesus’ by Upperroom. I like the simple message in the words: Give me Jesus, You can have all this world, Give me Jesus.   4. If you could have a good talk with a biblical character apart from Jesus, who would it be and what would you talk about?    Jonah. I would like to talk about what it was like in the belly of the whale. What did he do while he was there? How long did the smell last for afterwards? Do whales scare him now? Does he like fish in general?   5. If you were talking to a group of Salvationists and they asked if you recommended officership or not, what would you say?    Of course! Yes, but only if God is calling. Officership isn’t easy, it is counter-cultural in many ways – but it is also very rewarding. Officership isn’t for everyone, but I believe God is still calling people to full-time commissioned officership. So, I encourage people to seek after God and his calling on your life. If he is calling, don’t say no.