By Amanda Swartz
A mother in our church community, (Amanda Swartz,) wanted to share some thoughts with you about some of the things she has been learning over the past while. Here it is from her unedited:
‘I need a … Continue reading
Peter Lublink
Peter moved to Victoria, BC a few years ago with his wonderful wife Alison. Together they garden, cycle, travel and lead a church of The Salvation Army in Vic West. Their church website is here: www.Pointful.ca and they think it’s pretty decent.
I’m Coming Home
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Peter Lublink
I don’t know about you, but I get songs stuck in my head really easily. They’ll come on the radio, and before you know it I am whistling and singing the melody all day. Some times that’s a really good … Continue reading
Church Reborn
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Peter Lublink
Over the weekend an article by me was published on the Religion and Spirituality Community page of the Times Colonist, about our Church’s rebirth in Vic West. Please feel free to head on over and read the whole article for … Continue reading
Grand Re-Opening in Vic West
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Peter Lublink
I mentioned a few weeks ago in one of my regular blogs that The Salvation Army was having a Grand Re-Opening for our High Point Church in Vic West – and I’m happy to be able to say we have … Continue reading
New Year’s Eve!
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Peter Lublink
It’s New Year’s Eve. A day that marks (at least in the western tradition) the passing of old things in favour of new. A new season, new ideas, and for many – new resolutions. Over the past few days we … Continue reading
The Gospel According to Peter
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Peter Lublink
Yesterday I blogged about The Salvation Army and it’s origins in London, England. In doing so I mentioned that our primary purpose was and is to restore people to fullness in God. The trouble is, “restoring people to fullness in … Continue reading
“Weird” is Putting it Lightly…
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Peter Lublink
It was a ragtag bunch of former drunks, misfits and street preachers that got the whole thing off the ground. Calling us odd or contra-temps would be putting it mildly. With our old adapted former military uniforms and our use … Continue reading
Christmas Wrap-Up
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Peter Lublink
The Salvation Army bell ringers have become so much a part of the Christmas landscape it would be hard to imagine the holidays without them. In fact they have been used in Salvation Army fundraising campaigns since 1891 where in … Continue reading
Music Video
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Peter Lublink
Sometimes good, and sometimes lousy, music has been a major part of Church life for centuries. Sometimes it’s the lyrics that really capture someone’s heart, sometimes the melody and sometimes the shear oddity of the instrumentation. This video, by one … Continue reading
On Community (Again)
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Peter Lublink
An increasing trend in our society seems to be for our networks of support and closest friends to be made or maintained digitally. In fact, I meet more and more people who consider their best friends to be people they … Continue reading
