Sunday, November 30, 2008

Passing into beauty


Pause for Thought: Passing into beauty

We do not want merely to see beauty, though, God knows, even that is bounty enough. We want something else which can hardly be put into words – to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it. That is why we have peopled air and earth and water with gods and goddesses and nymphs and elves – that, though we cannot, yet these projections can enjoy in themselves that beauty, grace, and power of which nature is the image. For if we take the imagery of Scripture seriously, if we believe that God will one day give us the morning star and cause us to put on the splendour of the sun, then we may surmise that both the ancient myths and the modern poetry, so false as history, may be very near the truth as prophecy. At present we are on the outside of the world, the wrong side of the door. We discern the freshness and purity of morning, but they do not make us fresh and pure. We cannot mingle with the splendours we see. But all the leaves of the New Testament are rustling with the rumour that it will not always be so. Someday, God willing, we shall get in. When human souls have become as perfect in voluntary obedience as the inanimate creation is in its lifeless obedience, they will put on its glory, or rather that greater glory of which nature is only the first sketch. We are summoned to pass in through nature, beyond her, into that splendour which she fitfully reflects.

From The Weight of Glory by C. S. Lewis

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

TSA Magazine


We hope the below links to various TSA Magazine sites will bring fruitful reading to you and continue to help to faithful and trusting Him.

The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent: John 6:29 (NIV)










Faith and Friends


SA Good News


Priority People


Caring Online

Southern Spirit

New Frontier

Salvationist CA


Salvation Army AU - War Cry


Salvation Army NZ - War Cry


Keeping It Alive



Please let us know if you find any others link.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Alliance of the spirit

Pause for Thought: Alliance of the spirit

Community requires alliance of the spirit. It cannot exist apart from the sense of ultimate commitment to a common future. And how beautiful it is when this discovery takes place! Words become unnecessary! Even silence communicates. Because in our silence our eyes and hearts are set on a common horizon. Love which takes place only in the immediacy of the present is a lie; it cannot endure. This is one of the great falsities of the traditional idea of Christian love. And this is the drama of the pastor who desperately struggles to keep his congregation together. He discovers that the price of this nice fellowship is avoidance of the critical issues that actually and unavoidably separate people from each other. People remain together to the extent that they hide from each other the real values to which they are committed. The price of fellowship which does not grow out of a true alliance of the heart is hypocrisy.

From Tomorrow’s Child by Rubem A. Alves

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Part of the Fabric of Life

Pause for Thought:

Part of the Fabric of Life

Whether we like it or not, pain is part of the whole fabric of life. To escape suffering completely, we would have to live in some sort of sterilized and cushioned modules, with no risk of infection or accident. If there were no trouble, pain or difficulty in life, there would be no courage, patience, forgiveness or compassion either. We would never learn from our mistakes or grow through struggles and hard challenges. Goodness would just be the automatic response of puppet-people, because the freedom to choose good or evil would not be allowed. The more we try to imagine a painless and flawless world, the more impossible it becomes. Difficulty and suffering are an inescapable part of the mystery of being alive. This does not make suffering any easier to bear. We still protest and fight against pain when it comes our way. We also complain about how unfair it all seems. If someone who is known to be a Christian faces illness or any other kind of hardship, people often say, ‘Why did God let it happen to him if he’s a believer?’ we sometimes reduce God to a petty wonder worker who will intervene to protect his favourites from trouble. Some religious books come dangerously near to making God into a convenience, a Heavenly Rescue Service to be summoned when it suits us – as long as we have enough faith. This approach is a far cry from the call of Jesus to give our all, take up our cross and follow him. Discipleship can let us in for more suffering, not less.

From Heaven in Ordinary by Angela Ashwin

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Salvation Army Music

TSA music has been build traditionally from brass band, drum, trimbrel, piano, etc. Throughout the years music have been change to a more modern type of electric guitar, full set drum, organ, etc depending on the region where TSA been residing.












Salvation Army has it's very own unique song book.

You can find the online under the link below (note: you required to registered a simple account)

Salvation Army Online Song Book


Other Links - If you find other site, kindly drop us an email to add into the list.

The Salvation Army International Staff Band Website

The Salvation Army New York Staff Band Website

Listen to Brass Band Tune by Country

Salvation Army Band - Youtube.com

Salvation Army Songs - Youtube.com

Salvation Army Trimbrel - Youtube.com

Salvo Audio & Sermons Website

Salvo Audio Army Music - Bands, Songsters, Other SA music, Congregational Songs, Other Christion Music

Enjoy Salvation Army music on the radio

ThemeOnline Music

The resource site for Music in The Salvation Army

The Army's first music

Monday, November 10, 2008

Salvation Army Books

A Book Publicaton Online Links

Most Salvation Army territories make their magazines and other publications available online, but here are some links where you can download the full text of books by Salvationists or about The Salvation Army.Note that some books may appear in more than one location and also that we accept no responsibility for the content of pages that are not part of this Web site.

Salvation Army UK with Republic Ireland Books Archive

Salvation Army International

Salvation Army Australia Link

ArmyBarmy Library

Salvation Army Collectables Ebooks

Salvation Army ALOVE


Bookworm Alley Website
Useful and valuable source of second-hand Salvation Army books. Bookworm Alley, based in Tavistock in the UK, also has a wide selection of SA, music, recordings, uniforms and memorabilia.

Salvation Army Collectables Site Books

Shop Salvation Army org


If you find any site that published Salvation Army books or resources, kindly inform us to add into the list.

The Promise of Glory

Pause for Thought: 26 October

The Promise of Glory

Perfect humility dispenses with modesty. If God is satisfied with the work, the work may be satisfied with itself: ‘It is not for her to bandy compliments with her Sovereign’. I can imagine someone saying that he dislikes my idea of Heaven as a place where we are patted on the back. But proud misunderstanding is behind that dislike. In the end that face which is the delight or the terror of the universe must be turned upon each of us either with one expression or with the other, either conferring glory inexpressible or inflicting shame that can never be cured or disguised. I read in a periodical the other day that the fundamental thing is how we think of God. By God himself, it is not! How God thinks of us is not only more important, but infinitely more important. Indeed, how we think of him is of no importance except in so far as it is related to how he thinks of us. It is written that we shall ‘stand before’ him, shall appear, shall be inspected. The promise of glory is the promise, almost incredible and only possible by the work of Christ, that some of us, that any of us who really chooses, shall actually survive that examination, shall find approval, shall please God. To please God, to be a real ingredient in the divine happiness, to be loved by God, not merely pitied, but delighted in as an artist delights in his work or a father in a son – it seems impossible, a weight or burden of glory which our thoughts can hardly sustain. But it is so.

From The Weight of Glory by C. S. Lewis

Monday, November 3, 2008

2008 October NewsLetter

A TESTIMONY BY JOHN ZACHARIAH (SHAUN), Cell-group meeting at Uncle Fred & Aunty Alice house .....

It all began when I went for a football train-ing one Sunday. The team was preparing for a football tournament in Seremban. We had an unexpected match during the training; in the match I twisted my left knee. I was clueless on how did it happen.

At first I thought it was a normal sprain, but unfortunately it was a bad injury...

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Saturday, November 1, 2008

Announcements

Recent & Upcoming Events - Updates

Sept. 26-28 :

We received a warm visit by our Territorial Youth Secretary Capt. Hary Ha-ran and Territorial Program Sec-retary Maj. Darrel Thomas, who shared Gods word with us and our youth during our cell-group meeting as well as Sunday morn-ing service. Thank you both & hope to see you again !

November 2:

Faith Giving Month, to support West Kenya & East Kenya Territories, Uganda Com-mand and India Western Terri-tory.

Dec. 5-8 :

Youth & Childrens Camp @ Harvest Haven, Gopeng Perak. $70/pax, register early!

http://www.capernwray.com.my/index.htm

Late Nov/Early Dec :

Majors Francis & Mary will be away for Officers’ Retreat & furlough for 2 weeks.